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Those whose hearts bleed for trees should take heart in the knowledge that trees apparently receive far greater protection than other living things, sharks for instance.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1361531 [Title] => Public urged: Help protect sharks [Summary] =>

The Provincial Anti-illegal Fishing Task Force has urged the public to continue to be vigilant against activities involving sharks following the recent interception of 20-footer container van loaded with 5,000 kilos of shark fins.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1519839 [AuthorName] => Michael Vencynth H. Braga/FPL [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1337445 [Title] => Feature: UN, NGOs seek to ease pressure on coral reefs [Summary] =>

While patrolling the seas around the clock and chasing down errant fishermen are ideal interventions to preserve marine resources such as coral reefs, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) believes that simply changing the way people do business or their habits when they go on vacation would also boost the efforts.

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A conservation group and the Philippine government are offering a reward for information about those responsible for the killing of an 18-foot (5 1/2-meter) whale shark.

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LONDON (AFP) - China's booming middle class is fuelling demand for shark fins for soup, experts said Wednesday, as they called on the European Union to halt the fall in dwindling stocks.

The study, by Washington-based research group the Lenfest Ocean Program with backing from the Shark Alliance, a coalition of some 30 conservation groups, calls on the EU to end "finning" in its waters.
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