Group presentation by 10.13 and 10.14, BIA, August 2017

1. Shark Protection
Student: JOY, HELEN, EVELYN, OSCAR
Teacher: Dot MacKenzie, Usman Ali
Group 3
Date: 30 August 2017

2. Contents
 1. Situation
 2. Reasons
 3. Solutions
Shark Protection

3. Contents
 1. Situation
 2. Reasons
 3. Solutions

4. 1
 each year about 100 million sharks or similar shark species are killed
 the number of shark consumers has grown rapidly from millions in the
1980s to 300 million
Situation

5. 1
 High nutritional value
 High protein content
 High price
 Fins can be sold per ton to about 20000 pounds
 High demand
 There are about 10,000 tons of shark fin trade worldwide each year,
 Southeast Asia is the world's largest shark fin importer and consumer
Situation

6. Contents
 1. Situation
 2. Reasons
 3. Solutions

7. 1
 Overexploitation and lack of Proper Management
 Some species declined to be nearly extinct
 Being killed at rate of up to 273 million per year
 Killing Sharks Affects Entire Ecosystems
 They have no natural predators and are at the top of food chain
 Cause an overall decline in prey populations
 Sharks can keep fish stocks healthy
Why Protect Sharks?

8. 1
 Grow and Reproduce Slowly
 Long pregnancies
 Late to mature
 May not reproduce every year
 Sharks can be the Cure for Multiple Diseases
 Shark tissue has phenomenal anti-bacterial qualities and anti-blood-
clotting agents
Why Protect Sharks?

9. Contents
 1. Situation
 2. Reasons
 3. Solutions

10. Rules
There are several conservation and management initiatives
and plans that operate on many levels from international
conventions to local laws.
1.Bans on Shark Fishing
2.Bans on the Sale of Shark Fins and Products
3.Domestic Regulations on Shark Finning
4.Regional Fisheries’ Shark Finning Regulations
5.Recommendations & Resolutions on Shark Finning
6.Marine Protected Areas
Source: (Shark Savers, n.d.)

11. Rules
Recommendations & Resolutions
on Shark Finning
1. United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO)(1999)
2. United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA)(2007)
3. IUCN - World Conservation Union(2008)
4. United Nations Fish Stocks
Agreement(2010)
Marine Protected Areas
The Cocos Marine Reserve 972 km2
The Galapagos Marine Reserve 6,937 km2
The British Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean’s
No Take Zone
554,000 km2
Sala y Gomez Island, Chile, No Take Zone 150,000 km2
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Protected Area (1/3rd of
the reef)
100,000 km2
Source: (Shark Savers)

12. For Social Organizations and Media
 Make public service
advertising to educate public
• The importance of
protecting sharks
• The truth about sharks and
sharks’ fins

13. For Public
There are a variety of things you can do on an individual level that can
help protect shark species. Here are 5 things anyone can do to help:
• Learn As Much As You Can About Sharks
• Do Not Use Shark Product
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Donate And Volunteer With Shark Conservation Organizations
• Spread Awareness on Social Media

14. Thank You for Listening
Do you have any questions?