I saw six sharks being cut up for their fins a few days ago. And as monstrous as it was, I know it won’t make headlines, it isn’t news. Currently, the fins from an estimated 26 million to 73 million sharks are sold each year,...

It's been an inauspicious week on oceans here in New Zealand. On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired an investigation ( http://bit.ly/60minutessharkfinning ) into a lesser-known corner of New Zealand's fishing industry: Shark finning. Defying a...

Shark finning is banned by many countries but it’s still legal in New Zealand. Not a lot of people know that. But, thanks to the generosity of our supporters and the creative team at Colenso BBDO, we’ve been able to produce and...

Sharks are in for an image makeover during New Zealand’s first-ever Shark Awareness Week which starts today! Sharks often make the headlines for the wrong reasons so this week a series of events around NZ will focus on the vital role...

Last week in the Pacific high seas, we busted a Taiwanese longliner fishing illegally . The case sent shock waves around the region and the tuna industry. Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency agreed to meet with our colleagues in Taiwan after...

Paul Hilton has watched countless sharks have the fins sliced from their bodies, some of them still alive and left to suffer an excruciating death. The thought almost brings him to tears. The conservation photojournalist is on...

There’s nothing defensible about shark finning . It’s the marine equivalent of the poachers who kill rhinos to hack off their horns or kill elephants to hack off their tusks. It’s not dissimilar to killing bears or tigers for spurious...