Jill Hepp, director of global shark conservation at the Pew Charitable Trusts, said there should be more sanctuaries. "Many countries have a significant financial incentive to conserve sharks and the places where they live," she added.
"Many countries have a significant financial incentive to conserve sharks and the places where they live," said Jill Hepp, director of global shark conservation at the Pew Charitable Trusts which took part in the study. Pew urged more sanctuaries.
dead, so theyre more aggressively protecting them, said Michael Skoletsky, executive director of Shark Savers, a nongovernmental organization based in New York. Jill Hepp, a shark conservationist with the Pew Environment Group, said that 2011 was fast becoming the year of the shark.