Shark and Marine Conservation   2010 Calendar Goes On Sale Making a stand Rick Stein stops selling shark H&B Stops Selling Shark Cartilage Waitrose Stops Swordfish Seven year ditch Down in ChinaTown Sharkwater debut at UK cinemas L'Oreal - Because Shark's are Worth It! Horrid day at Harrods Ocean's twelve Calendar girl takes top shot Making a killing out of sharks Keeping the faith Dead in the water Oceanic whitetip closer to extinction Bite-Back serves up shark victory     STEIN SHOULD BE SHAMED Celebrity chef and restaurateur, Rick Stein, has outraged Bite-Back with his recent decision to ignore government guidelines and carry on selling endangered fish species in his Cornwall-based restaurants. Stein, 61, claimed his menus options would shrink by 80 percent if he followed government and fishery guidelines and stopped selling dwindling species such as shark, skate and monkfish. Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, commented; "This is absolutely a worst case example of a high profile celebrity chef looking to maintain a wealthy business empire at any cost. "Stein's restaurants are participating in a marine holocaust. The official guidelines for fishing certain species are there for a very good reason. His restaurants are effectively promoting the extinction of some our most valuable marine life. If we're especially unlucky, this will be during Mr Stein's lifetime." Bite-Back is urging Stein's restaurants and others like it to cut back or altogether cease using some of the most threatened species in restaurants including shark, swordfish, marlin and monkfish. Already, the marine conservation group has enjoyed breakthroughs with five supermarket chains and restaurants including Wagamama and Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant, Hakkasan. Bite-Back is inviting supporters to send this Bite-Back email directly to Rick's people at his restaurant empire in Padstow.