OUR OCEANS NEED US

Jan 17, 2013 SPEAK UP FOR BLUE

- ▶  The creation of over 4.4 million square miles designated as a shark sanctuary, to protect sharks from the exploitive, unregulated shark finning industry .

- ▶  AN IMAGE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS:

Shark Finning Images from Google Search http://ow.ly/koU4C

June 20, 2013 Times Live
- ▶  SOUTH KOREAN AIRLINES BAN SHARK FIN AS CARGO http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2013/06/20/south-korean-airlines-ban-shark-fin-as-cargo?wwftw2

                                                  VIDEO:

- ▶  SHOCKING! TENS OF THOUSANDs OF MUTILATED SHARK FINS DRYING ON HONG KONG ROOFTOPS - HOW MANY SHARKS IS THAT?  http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/3994748174/video-shocking-thousands-of-mutilated-shark-fins-drying-on-hong-kong-rooftops-how-many-sharks-is-that

NATIONS CONSIDER PROTECTING SHARKS AS 100 MILLION DIE EACH YEAR -- JUST FOR THEIR FINS http://sco.lt/7wZKNd

 - ▶  MIGRATORY SHARKS INCH CLOSER TO EXTINCTION http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/2873505997/migratory-sharks-inch-closer-to-extinction

- ▶  100 MILLION A YEAR.  SHARK POPULATIONS PLUMMET BY 90% - WILL BE EXTINCT IN A FEW YEARS  http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/2452651059/100-million-a-year-shark-populations-plummet-by-90-will-be-extinct-in-a-few-years

                                                            VIDEO
                     SHARK FINNING AND LONG LINING ... STOP IT ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMYtuMgwNCY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

- ▶  WHY SHARKS ARE DECLINING WORLDWIDE - Care2 Healthy Living  http://www.care2.com/greenliving/why-sharks-are-declining-worldwide.html

- ▶  WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SHARKS DISAPPEARED? TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/ocean-conservation/what-would-happen-if-sharks-disappeared.html

Dec. 17, 2012:

- ▶  EU VOTES FOR STRONGER SHARK FINNING BAN http://www.slowfood.com/international/food-for-thought/focus/160892/eu-votes-for-stronger-shark-finning-ban/q=DF2D56?-session=query_session:42F94BA41db701BD73yoE9AA0E65&buffer_share=96aee&utm_source=buffer

                                                        WATCH

VIDEO:

- ▶  WHAT IF YOU WERE BORN A SHARK?  - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s183BDvv1UM&feature=youtu.be

VIDEO: 

- ▶  THOUSANDS OF SHARK FINS FOUND ON HONG KONG -- SIDEWALK http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1374669673/thousands-of-shark-fins-found-on-hong-kong-sidewalk-video

VIDEO: 

- ▶  FIN - 14 min FILM ON DESTRUCTIVE BUSINESS OF SHARK FISHING AND FINNING http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1301732949/fin-14-min-film-on-destructive-business-of-shark-fishing-and-finning

VIDEO: 

- ▶  SHARK FINNING AND LONG LINING ... STOP IT http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1126994376/video-shark-finning-and-long-lining-stop-it

VIDEO:

- ▶  AWARD WINNING SHORT FILM "WHERE HAVE ALL OUR SHARK GONE?" http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1127050673/where-have-our-sharks-gone-award-winning-short-film

- ▶  EGYPT'S RED SEA SHARKS FACE EXTINCTION http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/978099445/egypt-s-red-sea-sharks-face-extinction

- ▶  MANTA RAY BEING DRIVEN TO EXTINCTION NY CHINESE MEDICINE DEMAND - IN PICTURES http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/2290432765/manta-ray-being-driven-to-extinction-by-chinese-medicine-demand-in-pictures

                                        =====================

                                             STUNNING PHOTOS

OF SHARKS AND PEOPLE DOCUMENT A VULNERABLE SPECIES
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/09/photos-sharks-people_n_5552283.html

                                        ======================

- ▶  LOOTING OUR SEAS:  'Free-for-all' decimates fish stocks in the southern Pacifichttp://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/3844525946/looting-our-seas-free-for-all-decimates-fish-stocks-in-the-southern-pacific

- ▶  EMPTYING OUR OCEANS: Billions in Subsidies Prop up Unsustainable Overfishing http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/3259929193/emptying-our-oceans-billions-in-subsidies-prop-up-unsustainable-overfishing

UNESCO Office in Bangkok, February 22, 2012
-▶  MARINE SCIENTIST ALARMED ABOUT INCREASING THREATS TO OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS http://www.unescobkk.org/news/article/marine-scientists-alarmed-about-increasing-threats-to-ocean-ecosystems/

  -▶  OUR OCEANS ARE DYING:  RAPIDLY SPIRALING DOWNWARD: MASS EXTINCTION MAY BE INEVITABLE  http://sco.lt/8CFwcT

 -▶  SEA CHANGE: THE LOSS OF OCEAN SPECIES IS STAGGERING http://sco.lt/51LeCn

 -▶  DESTRUCTIVE FISHING GEAR KILLS 400K SEABIRDS EACH YEAR http://sco.lt/7UfLIP