FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2011 FEDERAL BILL TO PROTECT SHARK INTRODUCED [Action Alert: Get involved! Help collect petition signatures.] VANCOUVER – Today, NDP Fisheries and Oceans Critic Fin Donnelly, MP (New Westminster-Coquitlam and Port Moody) introduced legislation that would amend the Fish Inspection Act to prohibit the import of shark fin to Canada. The [...]
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Shark Truth Honoured as a Tides Canada’s Top 10
December 7, 2011 – 10:32 am
Last night, Shark Truth was announced as one of Tides Canada’s Top 10 recipients for 2011! Each year, Tides Canada recognizes the nation’s most innovative and forward-thinking projects and organizations. The award highlights organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision and real-world impact in addressing today’s most pressing environmental and social problems. Our Campaign Advisor, Joanna Hui, went to the awards [...]
A Huge Success with More to Come
December 3, 2011 – 10:31 am
We had a fantastic fundraiser under the beautiful backdrop of downtown Vancouver in the Hall of A Hundred Rivers inside the Dr. Sun-Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden to celebrate community and fundraise for our upcoming Fin Free Vancouver campaign. Thank you to our supporters, volunteers, sponsors and event hosts, we fundraised $13,000 at the [...]
Action Alert: National Import Ban Petition – Get Involved!
November 25, 2011 – 11:32 am
Today, NDP Oceans & Fisheries Critic MP Fin Donnelly announced the petition launch for a bill to ban shark fin imports in Canada with Claudia, Cecile, Nathan, Kevin, Rob Stewart of Sharkwater and United Conservationists. Fin Donnelly is launching the campaign with a petition to show the support behind the bill – and we need YOUR HELP [...]
Release: Petition Launch for National Import Ban
November 25, 2011 – 11:30 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 25, 2011 PETITION LAUNCHES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF PLUMMETING SHARK POPULATIONS VANCOUVER – New Democrat Fisheries and Oceans Critic MP Fin Donnelly was joined today by award-winning director of Sharkwater, Rob Stewart, Shark Truth founder Claudia Li and UBC Marine Biologist, Dr. Harvey-Clark at “C” Restaurant, Vancouver‟s premiere sustainable seafood eatery [...]
