Dear Mr Edward Yau I am writing to you to voice my concern about the tragedy around the capture and death of a young Whale Shark in Hong Kong waters on the 6th June 2008. The whale shark
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Letter writing: Whale sharks need more protection
The recent tragic case of the death of the whale shark (see previous post HERE) has clearly illustrated that with the exception of whales, dolphins and turtles there is no protection for marine animals in Hong Kong waters.
Whale sharks :- a beautiful and gentle giant. Photo : Charles Frew, Asiatic Marine
Living Seas are writing to the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Edward Yau, to firmly request that proper protection is in place. We would like as many people as possible to write as well. Letters can be address to
Mr Edward Yau
Secretary for the Environment
Environment Bureau
33/F Revenue Tower
5 Gloucester Road
Wanchai
Hong Kong
Or via email to: sen@enb.gov.hk
Read moreReleased whale shark found dead
Living Seas Hong Kong is very sad to find news of the discovery of a floating body of a dead whale shark in Hong Kong. A report today in the Apple Daily tells the tragic news of the discovery
Read morePublic seminar on marine parks – 2008
æŒ‰æ¤ The AFCD is running a series of seminars, from June to August 2008 in the cultural centre aimed at sharing knowledge on marine ecology and conservation. The talks will be in cantonese. Click HERE for
Read moreWhale shark in Hong Kong closes beaches
Yesterday, June 6th a 5 metre whale shark (Rhincodon typus) was caught in Hong Kong waters by a stern trawler. The beautiful and gentle whale shark. Photo from Donsol, Philippines The whale shark a harmless, plankton feeder grows upto
Read moreConcerned about LCSD overreaction to bamboo shark discovery
The LCSD closed down the Shek-O beach and conducted a search of ten beaches on Hong Kong island after the discovery of two small bamboo sharks. See the article on the HK government website Click HERE for government article Two
Read more11 sharks and rays newly listed on the IUCN redlist
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released the details of a first study into the status of 21 pelagic (open sea) sharks and rays. Unfortunately 11 have been found to be in danger of extinction. Whitetip
Read moreBull shark found at Old Cafeteria beach
A report in the Ming Pao Newspaper today reports on the finding of a dead one metre shark at Old Cafateria beach Tuen Mun. The dead shark was a suspected bull shark and this is the first reported case of
Read moreResponse to Living Seas petition
Living Seas Hong Kong has received a response from the AFCD with regards to the petition that we conducted via this website. As a reminder, we did close the petition in March and sent the petition and all
Read moreHKU Marine Forum – Have your say
Dear Members, Ocean is one of our most important resources. Not only does it provide us with a multi-purpose venue for leisure, it also provides us with fresh fish and seafood every day. It indeed is closely related to our
Read moreMarine Forum at HKU 22nd April
We have received information of a forum and signature collection campaign that is been held in HKU Tuesday 22nd April in HKU. Notification in chinese and english is below. Please do go along it you have a chance.
Read moreUK Marine Bill offers new protection
On the 3rd April 2008 the UK Environment Secretary laid out a plan for the setup of a network of marine conservation zones around the British coastline. The Marine Conservations Zones (MCZ) will have a varying degree of protection from
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