Hai News/Shark News - Palau wins 'Shark Guardian of the Year' award Redaktion - 13.02.2004 - 09:52 Post subject: Palau wins 'Shark Guardian of the Year' award
KOROR, Palau -- For its fiery stance against shark finning, Palau received the "Shark Guardian of the Year" award from a German conservation organization.
In the last year, Palau passed a law banning shark finning, the controversial practice of cutting off the high-valued shark fins and tossing the shark body overboard. Palau also took the additional step of banning shark fishing altogether.
"Palau was the winner due to its outstanding work to protect their marine resources," said Harald Baensch, vice president of SharkProject.