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		<title>Between Ethics and Etiquette: Shark&#8217;s Fins and other Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More people are taking a stand on what they eat, but where do they draw the line between political correctness and politeness?

By Sandra Leong
Originally posted on the Sunday Times on 8/29 /10
Whenever Olivia Choong receives an invitation to a wedding, she makes it a point to ask if shark&#8217;s fin soup is being served. If it is, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=313</link>
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		<title>Fins-Attached Workshop in Costa Rica</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From 6th-8th September 2010, Costa Rica is hosting a workshop to discuss the technical aspects of landing sharks with their fins naturally attached. Delegates from all the coastal States of Central and South America have been invited.
The Coalition has for years been advising that the only way to ensure that sharks are not finned is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=308</link>
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		<title>Hong Kongers Campaign Against Eating Shark&#8217;s Fin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted on nytimes.com on 8/18/10
HONG KONG (AP) &#8212; When Steven Leung and Sylvia Cheung celebrated their nuptials in this southern Chinese financial center recently, they lavished their guests with one sumptuous dish after another &#8212; bird nest soup, lobster, abalone.
One traditional dish, however, was missing from the 13-course Cantonese banquet. The newlyweds chose not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=301</link>
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		<title>Costa Rican Fishing Boat Captured in Ecuadorian Marine Reserve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted on lahora.com.ec on 8/16/10
The government informed on Monday that the Rosa 1 fishing boat, with a Costa Rican flag, was seized by the Ecuadorian Navy after being located within the Galápagos marine reserve, 1,000 km from the coast. 
It was informed that the boat was discovered last Wednesday while navigating unauthorized and carrying an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=295</link>
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		<title>Fishermen Defend Hunting of Sharks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted on thedailyherald.com on 8/12/10
PHILIPSBURG&#8211;A group of local shark fishermen claim they fish for sharks for the benefit of research by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Following an article that appeared in this paper in which St. Maarten Nature Foundation condemned shark-hunting, the shark fishermen came forward with their take on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=292</link>
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		<title>Shark-Fin Soup and the Conservation Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Krista Mahr 
Originally posted on time.com on 8/9/10

The first time I tried shark-fin soup was at Time Warner&#8217;s annual dinner in Hong Kong, a few weeks after I had moved to the city. A server came to our table with a cluster of small white bowls, which a few of my colleagues politely declined. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=284</link>
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		<title>Toxic Algae Destroys Shark Brains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toxic algal blooms can alter shark brains, making them hyperexcited and in some cases, killing the animals, new research shows.
By Jennifer Viegas
Originally posted on discovery.com on 8/6/10
Toxins produced by red tide events can alter shark brains, resulting in &#8220;hyperexcitability&#8221; and even death, according to a new study that will appear in the September issue of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=281</link>
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		<title>Asia demand &#8217;spurs Brazilian shark kills&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Demand for shark fin soup in Asia has been blamed for the illegal killing of nearly 300,000 sharks off Brazil, an environmental group has alleged.
Originally posted on bbc.co.uk on 8/3/10
The Environmental Justice Institute in Brazil has accused a seafood exporter (Siglo do Brasil Comercio) of illegally killing nearly 300,000 sharks.
It is suing for what it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=277</link>
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		<title>Sharks endangered by a bowl of soup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Matt Rand
Originally posted on CNN.com on 8/4/10
Few members of the animal kingdom have grabbed our imagination as much as sharks. From 1975&#8217;s summer blockbuster &#8220;Jaws,&#8221; to 2004&#8217;s animated film &#8220;Shark Tale,&#8221; these marvels of the deep have been a staple in U.S. pop culture &#8212; a trend that continues as viewers this week watch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=271</link>
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		<title>Giving Shark Conservation Teeth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted on the SeaWeb website 
Randall Arauz has been an avid shark and turtle conservationist for more than a decade. As President and founder of the nonprofit organization PRETOMA (Programa Restauración de Tortugas Marinas), Arauz&#8217;s work in Cost Rica has raised international awareness about the practice of shark finning, or cutting of the fins of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coaliciontiburones.org/?p=266</link>
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