PopTrashBeauty : Frenzied About Shark Week

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Frenzied About Shark Week

We are celebrating some shark love this week . In some communities in Cape Cod Massachusetts. Shark week is the real deal this past week. So here are my picks for some shark week fun. Also providing some information how you can help in the conservation efforts of the Sharks you love.

Via WHDH News 7 Boston

Watch Video Here ---> Chatham beach closes after shark sightings

Conservation
Consumption of Sharks and Their Fins

Photo Via / allcreatures.org

"Increasing numbers of shark species are threatened with extinction, being listed either on the The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List, or the Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). In 1996 only 15 shark and related species were considered threatened; this has soared by 8 times in only a decade and by 2008 over 120 species were considered threatened. The demand for sharks and particularly their fins has been one of the main factors driving global shark fisheries." ( via / World Wild Fund )

What You Can Do

•Stop eating real shark fins. Tell your host in advance of banquets and corporate functions where shark fins are likely to be served that you do not want this dish;

•Consider eating artificial shark fin products as an alternative;

•Check against the WWF Seafood Guide before purchasing seafood. Reject those in the “Avoid” category, and play your part in saving our oceans.

( Read More / Things You Can Do )

Congress Passes The Shark Conservation Act

Shark Week Nom Noms

While you might get a little peckish want a snack. Add these fun shark treats to your feeding frenzy.