Sentences with phrase «shark fin industry»
Gordon Ramsay has already been assaulted for documenting the shark fin industry.
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Sharkwater: Extinction (2018) is a thrilling and inspiring action packed journey that follows filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it — a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction of sharks.
Randall Arauz was awarded the Goldman Prize in 2010 for the role he played in drawing international attention to the inhumane and environmentally catastrophic shark finning industry in Costa Rica... Read More
Seeing as how the shark finning industry has gotten a deservedly bad rep over the last few years, it's no surprise that Ecuador refused to divulge its shark catch until being forced to do so.
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But like whales, swordfish and tuna, sharks have become big industry tickets, especially because the demand for fins began rising in the 1970s.
However, the industry soon identified loopholes in the legislation that enabled them to continue shark finning.
Today's announcement protects the Maldives» tourism industry from the the ravages of the shark fin trade.
Taiwan is reportedly instituting a ban on shark finning to go into effect next year; however, it is hard to say how that will be enforced if it is such a large industry right now.
But from Yao Ming to the Hong Kong - based Facebook campaign calling to stop Citibank's shark fin promotion, it's apparent that Chinese consumers themselves are waking up to the negative impacts of the industry and are actively fighting to stop it.
Banning shark fin soup will not destroy the Chinese restaurant industry in Canada.
Four or five dives a day with a number of five - metre - long great white sharks (some which came so close to my cage I could brush their teeth), is something that will give anyone an appreciation for these animals, and the need to protect them and other sharks from a commercial fishing industry that would simply cut off their fins and throw them back in the sea to die.