One of the most important marine and ecological issues facing our planet is the rapidly diminishing sea-life population.
This post is about a very important organization named PangeaSeed that raises money and awareness to fight these issues
PangeaSeed’s mission is to contribute to the protection of sharks and the preservation of our oceans by taking responsible action, increasing public awareness, and providing education that encourages environmental activism and sustainable consumption choices.

They have also done a series of incredible art shows, which soon will be coming to Denver…

PangeaSeed hosted its third annual not-for-profit art exhibition entitled Sink or Swim, taking place in Tokyo, July 16 — 22, 2011. The show offers viewers new perspectives on the widely misunderstood and demonized shark.  Tokyo Sink or Swim featured never-before-seen artwork from over 40 artists from Japan and around the globe, such as Dave Kinsey, Yoh Nagao, Brad Klausen, and Jim Phillips.

The series of events showcased the issues surrounding shark finning in Asia and other parts of the world, where the majority of these sharks are killed only for their fins to satisfy an unsustainable appetite for shark fin soup. In the cruel practice known as “finning,” the shark is hooked and brought aboard the boat where its fins are then cut off and the still alive but limbless animal is tossed back into the sea to drown.

With each minute that passes close to 200 sharks are killed, adding up to an astonishing 80 million deaths each year. In the spring of 2010, the Food and Agriculture of the United Nations reported that if we continue to consumer seafood at the current dangerous and unsustainable levels, our oceans’ fish will be gone by 2048.