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Concerned about seafood shortages for Christmas? Check out Harry on Channel 9 and what he has to say about your seafood Christmas:

Click here to go to the video:  http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/concern-over-christmas-seafood-shortage/x8e7c8j

Seafood is a summer staple in Australian homes, but until now we’ve had very little idea where our fish was coming from — or how old it really is. But the industry is undergoing a massive shake-up that will change labelling of seafood from the far corners of the globe, and help you buy local. Do you prefer to buy foreign seafood or Australian seafood?

Catch Samies Girl on A Current Affair last night:

http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/8389117/seafood-industry-shake-up

What do you think of Harry’s Mo for Movember? Should Harry keep his Mo after the challenge?

It’s Movember and Samies Girl is focused on men’s health. Harry Georges is donating his face to the cause by growing a moustache for the entire month of November and he needs your support.

Harry’s Mo has sparked conversations and generated some laughs; all in the name of raising vital awareness and funds for prostate cancer and male depression.

Why is Harry so passionate about men’s health?

• 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime
• This year 20,000 new cases of the disease will be diagnosed
• 1 in 8 men will experience depression in their lifetime

We’re asking you to support Harry’s Movember campaign by making a donation by either:

• Donating online at: http://www.movember.com/m/1228326 or
• Writing a cheque payable to ‘Movember’, referencing my Registration ID: 1228326 and mailing it to: Movember, PO Box 60, East Melbourne, VIC, 8002

Thank you in advance for supporting Harry’s efforts to change the face of men’s health.

So what do you think of Harry’s Mo for Movember? Let us know – should Harry keep his Mo after the challenge?

Sabah in Malaysia, known for its world-class dive sites, is seeking to ban shark fishing to protect the species, which draws thousands of tourists each year. The state hopes the law can be changed by the end of the year to impose a blanket ban on killing sharks, which are mainly hunted for their fins to make soup.

Tourists visit Sabah because the rich variety of marine life including sharks.  With over 42,000 divers visiting each year and spending $A60 million, it makes economic sense to protect the dive locations. More importantly though on an environmental level, over the past 25 years, some 80 per cent of the state’s sharks had disappeared and they could now be spotted at only four sites.

Traffic, an international network that monitors the trade in wildlife, said early this year that Malaysia is the world’s 10th biggest catcher of sharks according to Traffic, an international network that monitors the trade in wildlife, and worldwide up to 73 million sharks are killed every year, primarily for their fins, it said.

Read more here

Pikes Place in Seattle is world-renowned for creating an experience for each customer who visits. There’s a whole lot more going on here than just selling fish. Enjoy the video.