Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Campaign-Launch-to-Ban-Shark-Finning-in-New-Zealand-27MZIFVFXKYS.htmlConceptually similarCampaign Launch to Ban Shark Finning in New ZealandGP04KB8Completed★★★★Campaign Launch to Ban Shark Finning in New ZealandGP04KBACompleted★★★★Shark Event at Aquarium in AucklandGP04T0YCompleted★★★★Shark Event at Aquarium in AucklandGP04T10Completed★★★★Campaign Launch to Ban Shark Finning in New ZealandGP04KB9Completed★★★★★★Shark Event at Aquarium in AucklandGP04T0VCompleted★★★★Shark Event at Aquarium in AucklandGP04T0UCompleted★★★★Campaign Launch to Ban Shark Finning in New ZealandGP04KBBCompleted★★★★Shark Event at Aquarium in AucklandGP04T0XCompleted★★★★View AllGP04KBCCampaign Launch to Ban Shark Finning in New ZealandRecreational fisherman and TV host Matt Watson, at Kelly Tarlton's Sealife Aquarium, helps launch the New Zealand Shark Alliance campaign to ban shark finning in New Zealand along with Karli Thomas, Greenpeace NZ Oceans Campaigner (L) and Katrina Subedar from Forest & Bird.Locations:Aotearoa-Auckland-OceaniaDate:16 Oct, 2012Credit:© Greenpeace / Phil CrawfordMaximum size:3000px X 2000pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Banners-Celebrities-Eye contact-Fisheries-Fishing (Industry)-Greenpeace campaigners-Half length-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Shark finning-Sharks-Three peopleShoot:Campaign Launch to Ban Shark Finning in New ZealandThe start of a campaign by the New Zealand Shark Alliance, of which Greenpeace NZ is a member, to ban shark finning in NZ waters, at Kelly Tarlton's in Auckland, New Zealand. Shark finning is an unsustainable and extremely wasteful practice. In NZ it is still legal to kill a shark just for its fins and then dump the body back into the ocean. Ninety-eight countries have now banned shark finning. Worldwide there is concern that finning is contributing to a severe population decline of sharks. Over 100 million sharks are killed every year, just for their fins which fuels an industry valued at over US$1.2 billion worldwide. Related Collections:Campaign Launch to Ban Shark Finning in New Zealand (Photo & Video)