The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has banned all commercial fishing of sharks within its waters, creating a sanctuary for sharks at a critical time for the species.
With approximately one-half of sharks worldwide facing extinction, the sanctuary -- which will comprise an area the size of France -- has been greeted by conservationists as "game-changing." BBC (9/25), Bloomberg (9/25)
Fantastic news for sharks.
Come on New Zealand - we're being made to look pretty pathetic now. Not only do we allow shark fishing, we actually condone shark finning!!
F&B's pledge has just over 4700 signatories. If you havn't already done so - read and sign up now! We need to make a MUCH bigger noise if we are going to get the Minister of Fisheries to change his mind.
You can sign the pledge here: https://secure.forestandbird.org.nz/pledge/sharkspledge.asp
For more information about sharks and the need to take more conservation action, visit: http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/campaigns/save-our-sharks
