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March 27, 2012
Maryland Senate Passes Bill to Ban Shark Fin Trade
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International applaud the Maryland state Senate for passing landmark legislation that will end Maryland’s contribution to the cruel, wasteful and unsustainable trade in shark fin.
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March 16, 2012
Buffalo Exchange Helps Save Ocean Animals
In recognition of our work to protect marine life, Buffalo Exchange pledged all proceeds from the sale of items priced at one dollar during Buffalo Exchange’s Dollar Day Sale on Saturday, April 21, 2012, as donations to HSI and The HSUS.
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May 19, 2011
The Shark Free Marina Initiative Calls For End of Recreational Killing of Sharks in U.S. Waters
The Shark Free Marina Initiative released statistics showing that recreational fishing of sharks in the U.S. has contributed to the devastating decline in shark populations worldwide.
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February 14, 2011
The HSUS and Ocean Conservation Groups Urge California to Send Valentine to Protect Sharks
The Humane Society of the United States and a collection of ocean advocacy groups praise the Valentine’s Day introduction of California Assembly Bill 376 to combat the cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning.
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August 2, 2010
Humane Society International, The HSUS Celebrate Shark Protection
During Shark Week, Humane Society International and The HSUS celebrate recent advances in shark conservation and urge the public to take action to protect these magnificent ocean predators.
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July 9, 2010
Aloha, Shark Fin
As of July 1, 2010, it is illegal to possess, sell, or distribute shark fins in the state of Hawaii.
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April 20, 2010
Catch, Release, Conserve: The Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge
Sport fishing, science, business and humane interests are coming together to support a new kind of catch-and-release fishing tournament for sharks: the Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge series off the Southwest Florida coast.
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March 9, 2010
The HSUS Joins Shark-Free Marinas to Reduce Killing of Sharks
The HSUS has teamed up with Shark-Free Marinas in a campaign to significantly reduce worldwide shark mortality.
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January 21, 2010
The HSUS Petitions Fisheries Service to List Overfished Porbeagle Sharks as an Endangered Species
The HSUS asked the National Marine Fisheries Service to list porbeagle sharks in the northwest Atlantic as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.
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January 20, 2010
Protecting Porbeagle Sharks
The HSUS is petitioning the National Marine Fisheries Service to give Endangered Species Act protections to porbeagle sharks, who are targeted by commercial fishing and recreational tournaments.
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December 16, 2009
Outdoor Outfitter Speaks Out for Sharks
John Land Le Coq and Fishpond inc., a major fishing equipment and outdoor manufacturing company, has pledged to join The HSUS in its campaign to end shark tournaments.
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December 15, 2009
The HSUS and Fishpond Urge End of Commercial Shark Tournaments
The HSUS and Fishpond, a prominent outdoor and fishing equipment retailer, urge an end to commercial shark killing tournaments along the East Coast.
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June 17, 2009
End the Star Island Yacht Club Shark Tournament
The Humane Society of the United States and Fishpond USA, a major recreational fishing products company, are calling for an end to the Star Island Yacht Club Shark Tournament in Montauk, N.Y.
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June 4, 2009
Ocean City's Mako Mania Shark Tournament Cruel and Wasteful
With the world's shark populations in great distress, The Humane Society of the United States condemns the 13th annual Mako Mania Shark Tournament scheduled for June 5-7 in Ocean City, Md.
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June 11, 2007
Cousteau: It's a Shark's LIfe
By lineage and by inclination, wet or dry, Jean-Michel Cousteau has become more closely identified than any other human with the world's oceans and the creatures of the deep.
