Photo © Simon Pierce
Photo © Simon Pierce
Photo © Simon Pierce
The Shark Foundation was established in 1997 to actively promote the protection and research of sharks and to preserve their natural habitats.
Today sharks are endangered and fought by man on all fronts ! They are often hunted just for their fins and their natural environment is destroyed or polluted.
Each year at least 1.4 Millionen tonnes or 100,000,000 sharks are killed, approximately 73 Millionen just for the asian shark fin soup market.
Sharks are very important for the ecological balance in our oceans:
The 4 main reasons why sharks disappear: