It's Shark week this week and a chance for the Shark Trust to fight their cause.
The Shark Trust works for sustainable fishing and shark management - to help prevent finning and shark bycatch. Thye especially work on three projects: Whale sharks, Basking Shark and Egg cases. Whale Sharks and Basking Sharks are the most harmless of all the shark family, and both species are in danger due to bycatch, fishing nets, habitat destruction and human exploitation - mainly through finning.
This year's shark week mainly focuses on the Shark Trusts petition which calims that:
-The UK is one of five EU member states to allow fishermen to remove shark fins at sea under an exception to the EU finning ban.
-At least 30 species of sharks can be found in British waters, over half these species are threatened with extinction.
-An EU Shark Plan is in its final stages; your support is key to protecting sharks in Europe and beyond.
-At least 30 species of sharks can be found in British waters, over half these species are threatened with extinction.
-An EU Shark Plan is in its final stages; your support is key to protecting sharks in Europe and beyond.
So sign up today to help protect our sharks.
Please visit their website:
Shark trust: http://www.sharktrust.org/content.asp?did=30824
Sign the petition: http://www.sharktrust.org/petition/
