Who is involved in shark finning‚ and where? Finning occurs worldwide and is most common in high seas fisheries‚ hundreds of miles out to sea. Oceanic fishing fleets target valuable fish such as tuna‚ using thousands of baited hooks on miles of long-line‚ and freezing their catch onboard. Unfortunately‚ long-liners often catch several times as many sharks than they do tuna. Until relatively recently‚ this shark ’bycatch’ was considered a nuisance‚ and sharks were cut loose and allowed to swim away
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secure these loans which often turn into a night mare or even trade death. Often the borrowers do not realize the very high interest rates charged. The Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) hosted a brain storming session on the issue of loan sharks and what needs to be done in addressing this problem. About 13 people gathered on July 12‚ 2006 at the MCPF Conference room. Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria chaired the meeting. Tun Hanif Omar the former Inspector General of Police was present and he
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ADV 850 Fall Semester 2014 Case: Shark Fin Soup Case Student: Jianhong HU (Willing) 1. Describe the company in the case Hong Kong Disneyland‚ a 310-acre amusement park‚ is a joint venture between the Hong Kong government‚ who possesses 57 percent of the project‚ and Disney. The project is an adaptation of the American Disneyland but on a smaller scale. The aim of the project is to provide a family vocation resort to this financial based city. Though the project brings significant economic
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Book Report I chose “The Shark And The Goldfish” by Jon Gordon for my book report. This book is about positive ways to thrive during waves of change and follows a goldfish named Gordy who washes out into the ocean. Gordy has always been taken care of and fed daily‚ but doesn’t know how to act or get food when he is in the ocean. He meets a nice shark named Sammy who teaches him how to find food and take care of himself. The story is a lesson for how you never know what life is going to throw
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The goblin shark has a distinctively long and flat snout‚ resembling a sword blade. The proportional length of the snout decreases with age.[17] The eyes are small and lack protective nictitating membranes; behind the eyes are spiracles. The large mouth is parabolic in shape. The jaws are highly protrusible and can be extended almost to the end of the snout‚ though normally they are held flush against the underside of the head. There are 35–53 upper and 31–62 lower tooth rows. The teeth in the main
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Shark Finning It wouldn’t be news if I told you our planet has its environmental problems. We’re making some progress in controlling what we put into the air‚ put into our landfills and even put into our oceans. But we’re not paying enough attention to what we are taking out of our oceans – sharks – and they’re being killed at the rate of up to 73 million per year. That number refers to the number being killed only for their fins and almost entirely to make shark fin soup. You may not really care
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BASKING SHARK COMMENTARY The basking shark is a poem talking about the encounter a man had with a certain species of shark – the basking shark. The encounter is filled with vivid detail‚ with imagery and diction that helps in setting the attitude of the poem‚ the tone‚ the human condition and the strengthening brought out to the poem‚ based on the imagery and structure. The poet presents the shark in a ver subdued manner‚ not hinting at the shark directly. Instead‚ he forst describes the shark as
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The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is a rare‚ poorly understood species of deep-sea shark. Another name for this species is elfin shark.[1] Sometimes called a "living fossil‚" it is the only extant representative of the family Mitsukurinidae‚ a lineage some 125 million years old. This species looks unlike any other shark‚ with a long flattened snout‚ highly protrusible jaws containing prominent nail-like teeth‚ and pink coloration. It is usually between three and four meters (10–13 ft) long when
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Shark Tank Doorbot is the Wi-Fi enabled video doorbell that allows you to see and speak with visitors through your smartphone. The doorbot let you know when someone ring your doorbell and if the person who’s ringing it you don’t want to talk to her/him you won’t because Doorbot gives you the opportunity to see who behind the door without opening it. Let say you are home alone with your son who’s 5 year old and your husband is far from the house and someone rings the bell at 5 in the morning‚ you
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Misconceptions of the Endangered Sharks “Strong jaws‚ teeth-like scales covering the body‚ gills‚ dorsal fins‚ pectoral fins‚ and a powerful tail‚ along with fantastic camouflage…”(Kraus 91)‚ sharks have been able to remain the top predator of the ocean waters for the past 400 millions years. They belong in the family known as the Chondrichthyes which distinguishes them from other of aquatic life in which they have evolved to have special skeletons made up of cartilage and connective tissues. These
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