Shark Extinction
Bio-diversity and the integrity of the ocean's food chain are being gravely threatened by over fishing of many shark species. One-third of the more than 500 shark species are threatened with extinction or are close to being threatened, said Sarah Fowler of the World Conservation Union. China is a major consumer of all things shark and shark-fin soup happens to be a Chinese delicacy. The booming Chinese economy has made various delicacies available to China's vast populous with the resulting increase in the consumption of shark-fin soup.
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posted by Galli Galli Sim Sim at
3:03 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I LOVE sharks.. How sad.
(paradoxically enough, I did eat shark once, and it tastes *&$ing awful..)
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Chandira, at 12:15 PM
Sharks have always been had image problems I can remember when fishermen would hook a shark they would either cut their line or land the shark and kill it because it competed with them for sportfish. Now sharks are a delicacy in their own right. They can't win.
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Galli Galli Sim Sim, at 12:21 PM
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