Shark Fin Soup a Meal of the Past?

Is Shark Fin Soup a meal of the past? With the shark conservation movement gaining a larger platform through social media services you would think that of Shark Fin Soup is a meal of the past in the United States. Unfortunately, it is not a meal of the past quite like you would think.

The Animal Welfare Institute says that as many as 200 restaurants throughout the United States serve Shark Fin Soup. 200!! Landlocked states like Arizona have at least four restaurants that serve Shark Fin Soup. There are only 12 states in the United States that ban the sale of Shark Fin Soup. The United States needs to be better!

I urge you to stop going to these restaurants and write to their owners to encourage removing Shark Fin Soup from their menus. Write letters to governors, mayors, and other local legislators to ban the sale of Shark Fin Soup in your state!

AWI Say No to Shark Fin Soup Logo

Shark Fin Soup has caused, and is continuing to cause, dangerous imbalances in marine communities worldwide.

Read the full article by The Maritime Executive here.

30 minutes to Shark Week 2019

The countdown is now 30 minutes to Shark Week 2019. Shark Week originally premiered on Discovery Channel on July 17, 1988. Shark Week has seen a drastic shift from feeding off (pun intended!) of the fear from the release of Jaws.

After years of fear inducing information regarding sharks Discovery Channel has transitioned into a conservation based videos. The use of Marine Biologists and Conservationists as well as shark attack victims encouraging shark conservation has created a platform to encourage shark conservation.

Following along with Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2019 schedule here. Follow us here.

Shark Week Premiere Photo

Shark Week Premieres Sunday, July 28, at 8:00 p.m. (EST)

Do you have what it takes to be a Shark Angel?

Who are the Shark Angels?

Shark Angels Logo

Shark Angels Logo

Logo of the Shark Angels

Shark Angels is an organization that does for sharks what the Sea Shepherd Organization does for whales and seals. This organization is headed up by three phenomenally fearless women who specialize in various areas of shark education and conservation. These women are who I want to be, very actively “saving sharks on the last frontier.”

Shark Angel Julie, Shark Angel Alison, Shark Angel Kim

Shark Angel Julie, Shark Angel Alison, Shark Angel Kim

Each of these women has a different take on shark conservation and each are closely affiliated with a shark conservation group. Shark Angel Julie started Shark Savers, Shark Angel Alison is affiliated with the Save Our Seas Foundation and Shark Angel Kim is affliated with the shark conservation portion of the Sea Shepherd Organization (a personal favorite of mine!!). These women are everything I wish to be in the world and I can’t help but feel proud of them for taking control of a condition that went into a downward spiral. Hopefully I can one day join their fight and actively disrupt the shark finning that is raging throughout the world.