Week in Review: Preferred Conservation Polices of Shark Researchers
1. What Do The World’s Leading Shark Researchers Think of Shark Conservation Policy? The University of Miami Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy researchers recently surveyed over 100 scientists and natural resource managers to assess the collective expertise of the world’s largest professional shark research societies. The survey results were published this week in […]
Week in Review: Don’t Shrink Australia’s Ocean Sanctuaries!
1. Don’t Shrink Australia’s Ocean Sanctuaries! The Australian government is currently going through a review of the size of the ocean sanctuaries in hopes to reduce the area to increase areas permitted for commercial fishing. There has not been any scientific review of the implications of rezoning. Australia’s leading scientists are now pushing […]
Week in Review: Has the “Shark Enemy of the Year” Turned Conservationist?
1. Has the “Shark Enemy of the Year” Turned Conservationist? A few weeks ago, Sea Save Foundation and a number of other organizations named Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis the “Shark Enemy of the Year”. This week, the ocean conservation group MarViva announced the Solis is in support of including more species in […]
Week in Review: Shark and Fishing Hotspots Overlap, Humpback Sanctuary Won’t Expand, and More!
1. Study Finds Shark Hotspots Overlap with Commercial Fishing Locations A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that sharks are at risk of being overfished by commercial fishing vessels in in the North Atlantic. During a four-year period from 2005 to 2009, researchers from University of […]
Week in Review: Studying Shark’s Social Lives to Expose Their Friendly Side and More!
1. Studying Shark’s Social Lives to Expose Their Friendly Side A study began a year ago to investigate if sharks engage in the same kind of social behaviors as humans. The research, conducted by a team at the Behavior, Ecology and Evolution of Fishes Laboratory at Macquaire University, was collected over a […]
Week in Review: Half of Plastic Trash in Oceans Comes from 5 Countries and More!
1. Half of Plastic Trash in Oceans Comes from 5 Countries More than half of the plastic trash in the ocean come from five countries in Asia or the Pacific Islands. Approximately 60 percent of the plastic trash in the sea originated from China, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand. The quickly growing infrastructure, lack of waste management regulations, and […]
Week in Review: Is Shark Finning Finally on the Decline?
1. Tides Are Turning for the Shark Fishermen of Indonesia and India Indonesia has a total of 118 different species of sharks which marks the world’s highest diversity of sharks. Every year, 73 million sharks are killed for their fins and traded around the world. Combined, Indonesia and India comprise around 20% of the global […]
2015 in Review !
As 2015 comes to a close, Sea Save Foundation reflects on some of the year’s top headlines. Our Week in Review has covered topics ranging from the shark fin trade to the impacts of climate change, as part of our efforts to raise awareness of marine conservation successes and challenges. Cheers and Happy New Year to all! […]
Week in Review: Three Whales Have Died at SeaWorld San Antonio in the Last Six Months
1. Three Whales Have Died at SeaWorld San Antonio in the Last Six Months In the past six months, three whales have died at SeaWorld San Antonio. Unna, an 18 year old killer whale, died from a resistant strain of fungus called Candida this week. In November, a beluga whale named Stella dies from gastrointestinal […]
Week in Review: What Was Really Achieved at COP21 Climate Summit, and What Next?
1. What Was Really Achieved at COP21 Climate Summit, and What Next? An historic event occurred this week at 7:27pm on Saturday December 12, 2015 in the conference center in Le Bourget. After weeks of discussions and negotiations, all nations pledged action on climate change. What is their aim? To restrict global warming to well […]
