#Act4 Wildlife The EU exports approximately 3,500 tonnes of fins per year, with a total value of around 52 million euros. 73 million sharks are slaughtered each year for this purpose C’est Assez! supports the European Citizens' Initiative #StopFinningEU to end the European Union's shark fin trade 22 April 2021 C'est Assez
#Act4 Wildlife Shark liver oil helps make vaccines more effective, but increased demand for the substance could harm critically endangered species. Why a COVID-19 vaccine could further imperil deep-sea sharks 16 November 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Three small sharks, dubbed "baby sharks" after the popular children's song, had to be rescued when they became trapped in shallow water. 'Baby sharks' rescued in Essex after getting trapped in shallow water 22 October 2020
#Act4 Wildlife The world's oceans act as a massive carbon sink trapping 50 times more than is in the atmosphere. Greenpeace says world network of ocean sanctuaries needed to help seas store carbon and protect nature 4 December 2019
#Act4 Wildlife Canada has passed the halfway mark in prohibiting the trade of shark fins with Member of Parliament Fin Donnelly tabling Bill S-238, the Ban on Shark Fin Trade Act, into the House of Commons. Bill to end trade of shark fins gains momentum in Canada’s House of Commons 22 February 2019