The shark fight - Fiji Times Online
Time may not be on the side of the sharks. But as numbers dwindle to worrying figures, this evening will see the launch of an awareness campaign to save them. The event, which will be attended by the Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, is set for Village 6 cinemas in Suva. It will include the screening of a 30-minute documentary titled Shark Hope. The film, says Sharkman Ratu Manoa Rasigatale , is about the plight of Fiji's sharks and the campaign to protect them. It deals with the vital role of the shark in our marine environment. Fear them or feel sorry for them. Emotional attachments will mean nothing if we are not aware of their plight. The shark has existed for 415 million years, having survived the changes of time which the dinosaurs, appearing 185 million years later, could not. Today some species of sharks are on the verge of extinction. This has been brought about by the international demand for shark fin, shark meat and liver oil. The Fiji Times is proud to be associat