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Thursday 3 February 2011

Shark populations dwindle

Shark Populations Dwindle as Top Catchers Delay on Conservation Actions
Why are shark populations so at risk? What can we do to help them?

Read this worrying report here from the Pew Charitable Trusts:
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7 comments:

  1. Christiane3 February 2011 at 17:49

    Congrats to your first blog post! :)

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  2. Mark Sixsmith3 February 2011 at 17:49

    Ta!

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  3. Mark Sixsmith15 February 2011 at 15:36

    Hers's something on shark-fin soup:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2011/02/110210_6min_english_soup_page.shtml

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  4. Mark Sixsmith16 February 2011 at 18:22

    Another article about shark fishing:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/11/shark-fishing-in-japan

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  5. Mark Sixsmith2 March 2011 at 16:00

    Another shark article:

    http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=328248

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  6. Mark Sixsmith18 March 2011 at 09:35

    And some more:
    http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=328865

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  7. Mark Sixsmith18 March 2011 at 14:27

    http://www.sharktrust.org/

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