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New Report Finds Shark-Related Diving Generated Over $221 Million for Florida in 2016
WASHINGTON –Today, Oceana released a new report finding that shark-related dives in Florida generated more than $221 million in revenue and fueled over 3,700 jobs in 2016. The independent report, commissioned by Oceana, highlights the stark contrast between the value of sharks to Florida’s dive industry ($221 million) and the total U.S. shark fin export … Read more
Caribbean “Super Sites” Offer Hope for Rapid Recovery of Sharks and Big Fish
The Caribbean Sea might bring to mind thrilling dives with sharks or red snapper slathered in jerk spices. As a recent study revealed, these visions of ocean abundance mask a grim truth: Most of the Caribbean’s big fish are gone. But there is cause for hope. Certain reefs in the region have unique characteristics that … Read more
A National Shark Fin Ban Could Have a Surprising Benefit: Helping Protect Diners from Dementia
A bill introduced to Congress last Thursday aims to make it illegal to buy or sell shark fins in the United States. A nationwide ban would be a big boon for these top predators — fins from as many as 73 million sharks end up in the fin trade every year. But taking fins off … Read more
House Introduces Legislation to Help Protect Sharks
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (I-M.P.) introduced the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, which would ban the buying and selling of shark fins in the United States. While shark finning, the act of cutting the fins off of a shark and discarding its body at sea, is illegal … Read more
