New Zealand fishing policy allows for sharks to be killed, finned and carcasses thrown back to the sea.

Located at the top position in the marine ecosystems food chain, sharks play a crucial role in the global balance of the oceans. Sharks are the lions and tiger of the oceans and as an apex predator, the sharks act as regulators of the marine ecosystem by controlling the populations of other predatory species lower down the food chain.

Read full article: Campaign for the Sharks on Ocean Sentry

100 million sharks are eaten every year by us for 1 reason..shark fin soup. 80% of the sharks have been fished from the oceans, leaving only 20% to hold on while Sharks species face massive extinctions.

She has strengthened the protection of sharks in Hawaii – great job Stefanie.

Guardians of the Ocean – Interview with Stefanie Brendl.

This commercial is now playing on Chinese TV. It is almost unbelievable to see it play.

This is what we are fighting for. To sensibility all people that they know shark is toxic if you eat and we have to STOP the killing of over 150 Millions of Sharks a year.

Great I still can´t belive it.

Hope dies last:

Kirk Lee, founder of Facebook page ‘Save Our Sharks from a Bowl of Soup’, is on a mission to raise awareness on the issue. First step, taking sharks fin soup off the wedding banquet menu.

Not only in Africa (see trailer) sharks are killed, even in European waters! Now the time has come for some completely laws.

Sign petition under: www.sharkalliance.org/content.asp?did=35619

World freediving champion Tanya Streeter dives with a pack of reef sharks in an attempt to overcome her fear of these wild predators. Beautiful underwater video from BBC show ‘Shark Therapy’.

And here is another part of the BBC show ‘Shark Therapy’: World freediving champion Tanya Streeter attempts to face her fear of sharks by swimming with a host of tiger sharks.