#stopsharkfinning

[freshnsalty]

Can't get enough of those, but that's the last one, I promise 😍 . Neon sharks, completing our pattern trio. Which one do you like best? Let us know in the comments! 🎊 . Our sharky patterns are celebrating @stopfinningeu initiative, a chance for any European citizen to influence the law and put an actual proposal in front of European Parliament. Join the movement now, the while process is quicker that intro to Squid Game! 🦈🇪🇺 . You can find our posters in the bio link under 'Shark Posters'. 20% of each purchase is donated to yet another wonderful organization - @oceana! 🌊 . 👉 Follow @freshnsaltyeco to get a clue in the blue! . . . #freshnsalty #clueintheblue #oceandecade #stopfinningeu #stopsharkfinning #wallart #postersofinstagram #sharkfinning #protectthesharks #sharksareawesome #sharks #silhouetteart #sharkeducation #sharksarefriends #sharksofinstagram #savethesharks #oceaneducation #marinewildlife #animaleducation #protecttheocean #oceanawareness #savetheseas #marinelifematters #savemarinelife #oceanconservancy #oceanminded #oceanconservation #oceanlovers #oceanlife #marinelife https://www.instagram.com/p/CU98ncLK30F/?utm_medium=tumblr

[freshnsalty]

I liked this pattern so much, that I decided to do some color options! 🎨 . What do you think, is it enough sharks for one wall art? Let us know in the comments 👇 . Are you into sharks or fancy doing something good today? Check our yesterday's post about the fantastic @stopfinningeu initiative, where every European citizen can contribute and see some real legislative action happening! 🇪🇺🦈 . If you like the poster, head to the link in our bio, under 'Shark Posters'. And since winter is coming, we have blankets available too! ❄️🦈 . 👉 Follow @freshnsaltyeco to get a clue in the blue! . . . #freshnsalty #clueintheblue #oceandecade #stopfinningeu #stopsharkfinning #wallart #postersofinstagram #sharkfinning #protectthesharks #sharksareawesome #sharks #silhouetteart #sharkeducation #sharksarefriends #sharksofinstagram #savethesharks #oceaneducation #marinewildlife #animaleducation #protecttheocean #oceanawareness #savetheseas #marinelifematters #savemarinelife #oceanconservancy #oceanminded #oceanconservation #oceanlovers #oceanlife #marinelife https://www.instagram.com/p/CU7YyeAKGbn/?utm_medium=tumblr

[freshnsalty]

Have YOU signed the petition yet? 🦈🦈🦈 . 🧐 But I've signed dozens of petitions in my life and nothing ever changes... 👉This one is different! It sounds like a cliché but it really is! With 1 million signatures collected, European Parliament has no choice but run a special hearing for the cause and then is obliged to propose well justified steps forward. So at the very least, it's guaranteed that the signatures won't end up at the bottom of somebody's drawer. . 😠 But shark finning is already banned in EU, so what is the fuss all about? 👉 It's true, selective fishing for sharks, cutting off their fins and throwing the rest of the body overboard has been banned in EU since 2003. BUT how many vessels are actually checked? 1-3% (data from the largest fishing fleet of Spain). The rest not only goes unchecked, but later on we don't even have mechanisms and regulations to determine how the cargo is handled and what's being exported. . 😌 Alright, so what are you proposing? 👉 The only measure that could successfully render shark finning impossible - fins must remain on the shark at all times, even when being exported! . 🦈 Visit @stopfinningeu for more information and sign the petition today! 🦈 . 👉 Follow @freshnsaltyeco to get a clue in the blue! . . . #freshnsalty #clueintheblue #oceandecade #stopfinningeu #stopsharkfinning #sharkfinsoup #sharkfinning #protectthesharks #sharkfin #sharks #oceandecade #sharkeducation #sharksarefriends #sharksofinstagram #savethesharks #oceaneducation #marinewildlife #animaleducation #protecttheocean #oceanawareness #savetheseas #marinelifematters #savemarinelife #oceanconservancy #oceanminded #oceanconservation #sciart #oceanlovers #oceanlife #marinelife (at Europe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU4zV3hqPR8/?utm_medium=tumblr

[freshnsalty]

And now you watch me swim away... 😍😍😍 . Sharks are one of the most important species in the ocean. And I don't mean it sentimentally - literally without them the underwater system would collapse 😳 . Large predators like sharks have an uber-important role of keeping everyone down the food chain in check. Without this control, smaller predators would wreak havoc among herbivores, which are crucial for the maintenance of healthy reefs! 🤯 . Humanity needs sharks and we need to start behaving with respect and caution they deserve 👍 . If you're a European citizen, now you even have a chance to directly impact legislation by voicing your support for the full ban of shark fin trade in EU. Head to @stopfinningeu and see how easily you can help! 🇪🇺 . 👉 Follow @freshnsaltyeco to get a clue in the blue! . . . #clueintheblue #freshnsalty #oceandecade #stopsharkfinning #sharkfinning #saynotosharkfinsoup #sharksarefriends #happyshark #oceanawareness #onlyoneocean #marinebiodiversity #marinephotography #marinewildlife #oceancreatures #oceanwildlife #seaanimals #underwateremotions #underwaterimages #underwaterphoto #uwpic #scubagram #wildlifephotographer #sharks #sharkphotography #sharkconservation #sharklover #savethereef #savetheseas #shark https://www.instagram.com/p/CPYTvmThGLb/?utm_medium=tumblr

[freshnsalty]

Do you know why all these sharks look so great? 🦈🦈🦈 . One - because the photo was taken by super talented @david_palfrey... 📸 Two - because they have fins still attached to their bodies! 😑 . Here is a surprising fact: sharks need their fins to swim, so without them they simply sink to the bottom, like a poor mafia victim with concrete shoes. All thanks to the courtesy of another mafia - illegal fishing boats saving precious cargo space to haul as many fins as possible! 🤑🤮 . Say no to shark finning. Say no to ridiculously unnecessary animal suffering in the name of rich people tradition - shark fin soup. Imagine if we only ate chicken wings, just throwing away the rest of the still alive bird. Stupid right? 🐔 . If you're a European citizen, now you have a real chance to voice your opinion and actually change the legislation. Go to @stopfinningeu and find out more! 🇪🇺 . 👉 Follow @freshnsaltyeco to get a clue in the blue! . . . #clueintheblue #freshnsalty #oceandecade #stopsharkfinning #sharkfinning #saynotosharkfinsoup #sharksarefriends #happyshark #oceanawareness #onlyoneocean #marinebiodiversity #marinephotography #marinewildlife #oceancreatures #oceanwildlife #seaanimals #underwateremotions #underwaterimages #underwaterphoto #uwpic #scubagram #wildlifephotographer #sharks #sharkphotography #sharkconservation #sharklover #savethereef #savetheseas #shark https://www.instagram.com/p/CPV13GtB1n4/?utm_medium=tumblr

[freshnsalty]

Traditions are not always good, sometimes they need to change! 🔄 . Shark fin soup is considered an important tradition for Chinese culture, adamantly linked with cheerful celebrations like a wedding or anniversary banquet. But is that a good reason to not look critically at it? 🧐 . Traditions have great importance for preserving cultural identity but they're not always meant to be forever. Women's feet binding has been a century long tradition, but somehow people realised that it is not right anymore (or has never been for that matter) 😢 . Animal or human sacrifices, taking advice from oracles, burning wives alive together with their husbands, untouchable prestige of royal families... People around the world saw these historical traditions as absolutely crucial. And yet they're no longer around as completely out of place today! 👌 . Why can't shark fin soup become one of these obsolete traditions? It CAN! It's all about education, learning about the horrifying procedure of shark finning and telling as many people as you can! 📣 . Additionally, once in a while you even have an amazing opportunity to change the legislation about shark fin trading! If you're a European citizen, head to @stopfinningeu and find out more! 🇪🇺 . 👉 Follow @freshnsaltyeco to get a clue in the blue! . . . #freshnsalty #clueintheblue #oceandecade #stopfinningeu #stopsharkfinning #sharkfinsoup #sharkfinning #protectthesharks #sharkfin #sharks #oceandecade #sharkeducation #sharksarefriends #sharksofinstagram #savethesharks #oceaneducation #marinewildlife #animaleducation #protecttheocean #oceanawareness #savetheseas #marinelifematters #savemarinelife #oceanconservancy #oceanminded #oceanconservation #sciart #oceanlovers #oceanlife #marinelife https://www.instagram.com/p/CPQjkbLhSgY/?utm_medium=tumblr

[freshnsalty]

Shark fin soup ISN'T a lot of things... It certainly IS a disgrace though. 🤑🙄 . The dish originated about 1000 years ago with Song dynasty of China as a delicacy in the royal court. Over centuries it remained being popular, but only reserved for the elites. However, with the household incomes growing since the 19th century, so did the appetite for the prestigious soup... 🍜 . Fast forwarding to current age and between 72-100 millions of sharks are killed every year to fulfill the insane demand for their fins. The soup is a very expensive, traditional element of Chinese banquets and weddings, crucial to showing status and wealth. Ka-chiiing! 💰 . If people are so crazy for it, this soup must be phenomenal right? Not really 😕 Shark fin has literally no taste, it only provides texture, while the flavour actually comes from other ingredients... Actually many forward-thinking Chinese cooks around the world are coming up with substitutes for the fin and guess what - no one can taste the difference! . So the fin must have some medicinal qualities? It's an aphrodisiac, cures cancer and fixes your marriage problems? Of course not. It does have a lot of mercury though, which is obviously poisonous. 😳 . Legislatory changes across the world are extremely important (check out @stopfinningeu if you're a EU citizen), but what needs to change first and foremost is the demand. Say no to shark fin soup on the menu during weddings, parties, tasting, etc. Your voice and telling other about it matters! 📣 . 👉 Follow @freshnsaltyeco to get a clue in the blue! . . . #freshnsalty #clueintheblue #oceandecade #stopfinningeu #stopsharkfinning #sharkfinsoup #sharkfinning #protectthesharks #sharkfin #sharks #oceandecade #sharkeducation #sharksarefriends #sharksofinstagram #savethesharks #oceaneducation #marinewildlife #animaleducation #protecttheocean #oceanawareness #savetheseas #marinelifematters #savemarinelife #oceanconservancy #oceanminded #oceanconservation #sciart #oceanlovers #oceanlife #marinelife https://www.instagram.com/p/CPODzfbB5-H/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jimabernethy]

Image by @Jim_Abernethy // Hammerhead season is i full swing at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas! This image of 2 great Hammerheads together was an epic day for sure! Being able to see Great Hammerheads, Tigers, Bulls, Lemons, Caribbean Reef and Nurse Sharks in the very shallow crystal clear waters of Tiger Beach is what makes this dive site the #1 Shark Diving location worldwide! DM me your contact info and I'll send you more information! Hope to see you aboard our shark expedition vessel "Shear Water " very soon! Please help protect our friends in the sea by helping with our shark conservation campaigns...link in my bio! @jim_abernethy @wildlifevoiceinc @sealegacy #savesharks #nofinfl #finbannow #stopsharkfinning #hammerheadshark #scuba #diving #tigerbeach #turnthetide #bethechange #oceanconservation #sharkconservation #epic #nature #beautiful #wildlife #protectwhatyoulove (at Tiger Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKjC6whpd2R/?igshid=1o0yc7l5xpbqj