Lesley Rochat, Shark Warrior, Shark and Marine Conservation, Sharks in Deep Trouble, Filmmaker, Writer, Activist, Photographer, Rethink the shark, Finning
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Thursday
Nov272008

The Rape of our Seas - Africa Geographic Magazine

Text: Lesley Rochat. Foreign Vessels are Plundering South Africa's fishing resources, says Lesley Rochat, Executive Director of the AfriOceans Conservation Alliance.

Finning is the practice of slicing off a shark's fins and throwing the carcass back into the sea. Sharks worldwide are being killed at an alarming rate and some species may go extinct in 20 years if current exploitation levels continue.

AuthorLesley Rochat

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