Daily Archives: May 10, 2011

http://www.smh.com.au/world/fishing-ban-aims-to-preserve-the-vanishing-shark-20110509-1efrd.html 10 May 2011 A Malaysian state plans to ban shark fishing in a bid to bolster tourism and promote conservation. Masidi Manjun, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister in eastern Sabah state on the island of Borneo, said local activists and … Continue reading →

http://sanmateo.patch.com/articles/dead-sharks-washing-ashore-at-coyote-point 10 May 2011 Hundreds of dead leopard sharks have been washing ashore at Coyote Point, Foster City, Redwood Shores and other parts of the Bay, and state Department of Fish and Game pathologists now believe that infection is what’s killing them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/threatened_species_but_theres_still_hope/2011/05/10/AFDXsKiG_gallery.html?wprss=rss_homepage 10 May 2011 New scientific evidence suggests that a growing number of creatures could disappear from the earth. One-fifth of the vertebrates and as many as a third of all sharks and rays are now threatened with extinction.