Mastodawn

All of this suffering, just for a bowl of shark fin soup. 😣 We must demand stronger protections before it’s too late. 🦈 👉 Take Action Against Brutal Shark Finning Today! https://drove.com/.2Mw2 🙏 #shark #sharkfinsoup #protectsharks

Meteorologist Austen Onek Jul 16, 2025

"International trade poses a major threat to many species, since the highest demand for wildlife products like meat, fins, feathers, or wood often comes from countries outside of these species’ native ranges. The decisions made at CITES, therefore, have the power to save species of conservation concern from extinction."

#SaveSharks #ProtectSharks

https://therevelator.org/cites-sharks/

Can a Powerful International Wildlife Conservation Meeting Help Save Sharks? • The Revelator

Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.

The Revelator

Coho Nov 20, 2022

#sharks #SharkFin #Fisheries #ocean #protectSharks
This is a bit of good news, hoping it has some teeth. Hoping they go after the big fleets, and not just poor village fishermen fishing from small pangas. In Mexico small fishing villages could support themselves and feed their families, then the foreign factory ships came depleting fish stocks. Village fishermen then started fishing for shark.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/18/shark-fin-trade-regulation-cites-panama

Shark fin trade regulated at last in landmark decision

The ruling at a major wildlife conference finally takes major steps to address the overfishing and lack of regulation that has been pushing sharks to extinction

The Guardian