http://tinyurl.com/mdeg3

"After surviving Hurricane Katrina - including three days without power and a lower-than-normal oxygen supply - a 2 1/2-foot nurse shark said good-bye Monday to its home in a Hattiesburg restaurant.... Mike Anderson manager Bubba Brian said management donated the shark to the aquarium because it outgrew its 400-gallon tank in the restaurant bar and because of the need at the aquarium."

http://tinyurl.com/r44bm

"Despite claims by the Hong Kong Shark Fin Merchants Association that the trade in shark fins is completely legal, the Hong Kong Standard newspaper has published an expose that illustrates just how dirty the market really is."

[Caution: disturbing shark fin photos]

http://tinyurl.com/f3g6s

Best quote:

"The shark belongs in the ocean as a vital part of marine eco-systems, it does not belong in the bowl of people with such low self-esteem that they need to show off their wealth by contributing to the diminishment of such valuable oceanic species."

[caution: photos of finned sharks included]

http://tinyurl.com/rql6k

"A United Nations meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Brazil from March 20-31 will review calls to extend protected areas into the high seas to help safeguard marine life ranging from seaweeds to sharks and from starfish to corals."

http://tinyurl.com/n64le

[Yes, this is older news, from last year, but still significant :-)]

"The great white shark held for a record-breaking 198 days at the Monterey Bay Aquarium before its release into the wild last month has just communicated that it is alive and well in the waters near Santa Barbara County."

"An electronic tag, which researchers attached to its body upon release, made the communication possible. The device automatically popped off on its scheduled release date at the end of April."

Included in the article are links to previous articles about the shark.

http://tinyurl.com/p56x4

"Ocean depths beyond 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) are almost devoid of sharks, a finding that is grim news for these threatened fish, according to a recent study."

http://tinyurl.com/ox4nt

"He said one of his favorite things was getting to help feed Ralph, one of the two giant whale sharks that meander through the 6 million gallon Ocean Voyager exhibit."