Date: 14 – 16 May 2010
Location : Redang Island, Terengganu
PROGRAM BY: CoRal Malaysia
WITH CO-OPERATION : Ministry of Tourism/State Government of Terengganu

Over 8,000 tons of shark fins are processed each year. The fins only amount to 4% of a shark's bodyweight. This means that some 200,000 tons of shark are thrown back into the sea and discarded. 11,300 hourly, 100millions Sharks were killed annually. Already 18 species of sharks have been listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The World Wide Fund for Nature also says that 90% of all northern right whales killed are from ship collision, calling for restrictions on the movement of shipping in certain areas. By-catch also kills more animals than hunting. Some scientists believe pollution to be a factor.Moreover, since the IWC moratorium, there have been several instances of illegal whale hunting by IWC nations. In 1994, the IWC reported evidence from genetic testing of whale meat and blubber for sale on the open market in Japan.

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