marine conservation sea turtles Temple turtles freed at last 2022/11/18After decades in captivity, the five remaining sea turtles held in Dayi Temple in Penghu have finally been returned to their ocean home.
marine conservation sea turtles Wounded turtle draws attention to fishing gear threat 2022/10/27The Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) recently received reports of a green sea turtle impaled by a barbed fishing lure in the waters off Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County.
megamouth shark marine conservation EAST praises Hualien fishers for release of rare megamouth shark 2021/06/04A rare megamouth shark was released off the coast of Hualien yesterday after it was found caught in the net of Hualien-registered vessel.
shark fin marine conservation Major convenience store chains vow to drop shark fin for a more “aus-fish-ous” New Year 2011/01/11Taiwan’s four largest convenience store chains have dropped shark fin from their Lunar New Year menus, following an EAST campaign.
