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• Restaurants / Grocery Stores / Online

  Shark Savers / Wild Aid 'Say No to Shark Fin Soup' Campaign
  Please let's all get behind this campaign to stop the demand for shark fin soup. Shark Savers and Wild Aid have put a huge amount of effort into the development of this comprehensive and culturally sensitive campaign. No need to re-invent the wheel!
  See:  http://www.wildaidchina.org/shark/index.php?lang=en
  

  
  

  Shark Truth "Happy Hearts Love Sharks" Wedding Contest 2010
  As you may know shark fin soup is most popularly served at wedding banquets — and is threatening to push sharks to extinction. This is why Shark Truth is launching the Happy Hearts Love Sharks wedding contest to reward couples who want to Stop the Soup at their wedding banquet!
  See:  http://www.sharktruth.com/
  

  
  

  Buy a billboard in China. Strike a blow against shark fin soup!
  WildAid and Shark Savers have come together in an ambitious effort to reduce consumption of shark fin soup in China. Now you have a rare opportunity to make a difference. For $100 you can fund a "Say 'no' to shark fin soup" bus stop billboard featuring basketball star Yao Ming, one of China's most popular and influential citizens. This price includes production, installation, maintenance, and lighting for a full year.
  Act now: Matching grant doubles your impact.
  See:  http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/ways-you-can-help-save-sharks/613-buy-a-billboard-in-china.html
  

  
  

  Los Angeles Shark Safe Restaurant Campaign
  Shark Safe Network Volunteer, Kevin Sullivan, is organizing a comprehensive effort in the LA area to get shark fin soup off the menus there. Contact us to find out how you can get involved.
  

  
  

  Shark Free Santa Barbara Campaign
  Jonathan Gonzalez has created this campaign to get Shark Fin Soup and other Shark products off the menus and out of the grocery stores in the Santa Barbara area. See the list of "Sharks Sold Here" restaurants and "Shark Free Alternatives". Contact SharkFreeSB to get involved in this campaign.
  See:  http://www.sharkfreesb.com/
  

  
  

  San Francisco Shark Safe Restaurant Campaign
  Shark Safe Network Volunteer, Bruce Watkins, is organizing a comprehensive effort in the San Francisco area to get shark fin soup off the menus there. Contact us to find out how you can get involved.
  

  
  

  Dog Chew Toys made from Threatened Tresher Shark spines!
  Please write to Canine Caviar, the manufacturer of this product, to ask them to remove Great White Chews from their product line. This company prides itself on providing healthy and eco-friendly products to its customers, and Great White Chews are obviously neither!! Thresher sharks are listed by the IUCN as "Vulnerable - High Risk of Extinction" and also contain extremely high levels of mercury.
  See:  http://seashepherds.ning.com/group/SharkShepherds/forum/topics/operation-trident-sos-canine
  

  
  

  Stop Shark Finning
  Find other people in your area who want to stop restaurants selling shark fin soup
  See:  http://stopsharkfinning.net/network.htm
  

  
  

  Support this Oceanic Defense campaign
  Tell Albertson's to stop selling meat from Endangered Thresher Sharks
  See:  http://oceanicdefense.blogspot.com/2009/07/oceanic-defense-launches-petition.html
  

  
  

  Stop Selling Shark Byproducts on eBay
  Sponsored by - Sharklovers Boycott eBay: Alibaba has stopped the sale of shark fins on their site. EBay should follow suit by halting the sale of shark products like jaws, shark skin wallets, etc.
  See:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-more-ebay-shark-byproduct
  

  
  

• Sportfishing / Tournaments

  2010 Shark Kill Tournaments
  Through 10/31/2010
  Recruiting local volunteers for 2010 tournaments in the following areas. Let's get an early start for 2010 and make Shark Kill Tournaments a thing of the past. Please contact us if you would like to get involved. We would also like to hear from you if you have exact dates and details for any of these 2010 tournaments and if you know of any other tournaments not listed here.
  
  Florida:
  
  Sarasota -- Marina Jack's Shark Tournament -- May
  
  Port Charlotte (from Sanibel to Tampa) -- Fishin' Franks - June
  
  Pensacola -- Outcast Mega Shark Tournament - August
  
  Destin -- Destin Rodeo - Shark Saturdays -- Every Saturday in October
  
  Maine:
  
  Saco, ME - Downeast Maine Shark Tournament - August
  
  Maryland:
  
  Ocean City, MD - Mako Mania Shark Tournament - June
  
  Ocean City, MD - Ocean City Shark Tournament - June
  
  Massachusetts:
  
  Oak Bluffs, MA - Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament - July
  
  New Jersey:
  
  Cape May, NJ - South Jersey Shark Tournament - June
  
  Manasquan, NJ - Mako Mania of New Jersey - June
  
  New York:
  
  Long Island, NY and Jersey Shore -- Noreast Mako - Thresher Big Dog Shootout - June - July
  This is an Internet organized tournament with weigh stations throughout New York and New Jersey - partial list:
  
  Freeport, LI, NY - Woodcleft Fishing Station
  
  Cape May, NJ - Canyon Club Marina
  
  Center Moriches, LI, NY - Senix Marina
  
  Babylon, NY - Babylon Fishing Station
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Star Island Yacht Club
  
  Oceanside, NY - Bay Park Fishing Station
  
  Bay Shore, NY - Burnett's Bait and Tackle
  
  Freeport, LI, NY - Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament - June
  
  Freeport, LI, NY - Woodcleft Fishing Station Shark Tournament - June
  
  Bayshore, NY - Bayshore Tuna Club Mako Tournament - June
  
  Center Moriches, LI, NY - Great Gun Anglers Shark Tournament - June
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Star Island Mako & Thresher Tournament - August
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Star Island Yacht Club Shark Tournament -- June
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Montauk Boatman's and Captain's Charity Shark Tournament - July
  
  Montauk, LI, NY - Montauk Marine Basin Shark Tournament - June
  
  Rhode Island:
  
  Block Island, RI - Block Island Sharkfest Tournament -- June
  
  Wakefield, RI -- Annual Snug Harbor Shark Tournament - July
  
  Newport, RI - Newport Monster Shark & Tuna Tournament -- August
  
  Texas:
  
  Surf Cats of Texas, Padre Island, TX - October
  

  
  

• Supplements

  Sea Shepherd Supporters: NOW Foods
  Please write to NOW Foods to ask them to stop selling Shark Cartilage and Shark Liver Oil supplements.
  See:  http://seashepherds.ning.com/group/SharkShepherds/forum/topics/operation-trident-sos-now
  

  
  

  Sea Shepherd Supporters - Call to action against GNC
  General Nutrition Center [GNC] is one of the largest nutritional supplement suppliers in the world, and they're selling a product called "Natural Brands - Shark Cartilage". Details and sample letter included on this web page.
  See:  http://seashepherds.ning.com/group/SharkShepherds/forum/topics/call-to-action-against-gnc
  

  
  

• Cosmetics

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• Events / Education

  Shark Rescue: Sharkies in the Desert
  In June 2010, Delian and Denvy will compete in the Racing the Planet Gobi Desert March - raising awareness of the plight of sharks!
  
  Cheer them on and sponsor them as they train and head out for a 6-day, 250km march across one of the world's hottest, most remote places on earth.
  See:  http://www.sharkrescue.com/champions/2010/Desert_sharkies.html
  

  
  

• Media

  Year of the Shark Discovery Petition
  For more information, please
  See:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Boycott-Shark-Week
  

  
  

• Legislation

  Petition to Protect Sharks, Mantas and Mobulas in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
  This petition is a very important element of a full proposal to be delivered to the Raja Ampat Government in early August. Please sign and encourage others to sign to show that sharks, mantas and mobulas are much more valuable alive than dead!
  See:  http://www.sharksavers.org/en/blogs/672-help-establish-a-new-shark-sanctuary-in-raja-ampat-indonesia.html
  

  
  

  Shark Conservation Act of 2009 is stuck in the Senate - Please Help!
  Please sign Pew's petition to help get the Shark Conservation finally passed!! It's stuck in the Senate because North Carolina Senators Burr and Hagen are trying to require an exemption for the smooth dogfish fishery in that state.
  See:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/192/564/358
  

  
  

  LA County Petition: Ban the Sale of Shark Fins and Products
  Sponsored by Dorsal Friends, this petition calls for LA County to ban the sale of all shark fin products.
  
  Although the practice of "finning" is illegal in the US, it is rampant in many parts of the world. Currently the means in which shark fins sold in Los Angeles County are obtained cannot be determined. By allowing the sale of shark fins, we are inadvertently supporting the finning industry and are contributing to the demise of shark populations.
  See:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/4/stop-shark-finning
  

  
  

  San Francisco Petition - Shark Sanctuary: Stop Shark fin and Fin product
  Petition to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
  
  "Until a solution is acheived certifying that shark fins can be sourced to a sustainable shark fishery, we hereby request that the Mayor and Supervisors proclaim a ban on shark fins and shark fin products in the City and County of San Francisco, promote Shark Sanctuary San Francisco and help develop solutions for sustainable seafood practices."
  See:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/7/stop-shark-fin-and-fin-products-for-sale-in-san-francisco.html
  

  
  

  Petition to Ban the slaughter of sharks in the Bahamas. Please sign and share!
  The Bahamas is one of the few places in the world where sharks have not been completely depleted. Yet shark products are still being sold there and sharks have no official protection. Please sign this petition, which urges the Bahamian government to fully protect sharks.
  See:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ban-the-slaughter-of-sharks-in-all-of-the-bahamian-waters-slaughter-of-sharks-in-all-of-the-bahamian
  

  
  

  Malaysia Petition: Stop Killing Our Sharks
  Call to the Department of Fisheries, Sabah, Malaysia to illegalize shark finning in Sabah, revoke fishing licences for fisherman who hook and net sharks, and ban the sale of shark products.
  See:  http://www.gopetition.com/online/35195.html
  

  
  

  Shark Rescue: Please Help Palau to Protect its Shark Sanctuary
  For details,
  See:  http://www.sharkrescue.com/Thank_You_Palau.html
  

  
  

  URGENT! Please help AOCA to Save South Africa's Sharks!
  South Africa is considered a shark diving Mecca of the world. Every year thousands of tourists come to South Africa to have a unique diving experience with some of the oceans top predators. Despite this, of the over 200 different species of sharks found in South African waters, only White Sharks, Whale Sharks and Basking Sharks are fully protected. All other species may be legally caught and killed. Raggedtooth Sharks, Tiger Sharks and Bull Sharks have limited protection within MPAs. This limited protection of so few species is of little help since these animals know no boundaries and therefore remain vulnerable outside MPAs. Added to this, this protection is of little use when the existing laws are not adequately enforced.
  
  Please sign this petition to help AfriOceans Conservation Alliance in their appeal to the South African government to improve protections for sharks!
  See:  http://www.aoca.org.za/petition.php
  

  
  

  Shark Rescue Hong Kong - "The End?"
  A call to end the shark trade in Hong Kong: Order this unique T-shirt and also receive a postcard addressed to Hong Kong's Chief Executive urging him to protect sharks and the health of our oceans. Just sign the card, add postage and mail it.
  See:  http://www.sharkrescue.com/home.html
  

  
  

  Put a Stop to Shark Finning in New Zealand!
  Project Shark Fin NZ: By signing this petition you are casting a vote requesting the New Zealand government to take action and stop the Shark finning practice as well as taking all steps to stop the importation of Shark Fins and Shark Fin Products into New Zealand.
  See:  http://www.diveplanet.co.nz/psfnz%2Fpetition.asp
  

  
  

  Petition to Protect Sharks in the South Province of New Caledonia
  This petition is written in French, but very easy to sign -- Nom = Last Name; Prenom = First Name; Localite = City; Pays = Country. The petition language lists reasons why sharks should be protected in this region, and appeals to the President to protect them. * Sharks play an important role in the marine ecosystem * Local shark populations have been depleted from destructive fishing practices * Sharks are vulnerable due to their slow reproduction * Growing international fishing pressure, due to the demand for shark fin soup has greatly diminished shark populations * Sharks are very valuable for tourism * Sharks are extremely important to the Melanesian culture * New Caledonia needs to take a leading role in their conservation
  See:  http://lapetition.be/en-ligne/petition-5351.html
  

  
  

  Shark Savers Petition to Remove shark nets in South Africa
  Shark nets are gill nets installed in tiered patterns by KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board (KZNSB). The purpose is to reduce the shark populations and keep them away from people swimming at the beaches. However, there are better ways to protect swimmers that don't indiscriminately kill sharks and other marine life.
  See:  http://www.sharksavers.org/en/get-involved/sign-these-petitions/562-petition-remove-shark-nets-in-south-africa.html
  

  
  

  Remove Shark Nets
  From Queensland and New South Wales, Australia: Shark nets are also installed in QSD and NSW, Australia killing sharks as well as whales, dolphins, turtles and other marine life. Please sign this petition.
  See:  http://www.removesharknets.com/
  

  
  
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