I was so disgusted last night when I watched Astro Animal Planet on a detective series about Shark fin. More than 100 tonnes of shark fins are harvested each year from the sea and the manner that the sharks are caught and have their fins removed is so cruel. The sharks are first caught in a net, hooked up to a boat and the fins cut and removed whilst the shark is still alive. Then the whole shark is thrown back to the sea. The people do not care whether what species are the sharks and even whale sharks and the great whites are caught despite they being on the endangered species list. Most of these shark fins are sent to Taiwan and from there to China and Hong Kong, the biggest market for shark fins.
As shark population is declining, they are even catching baby sharks for their fins. There was one video clip of a Manta dragged onto the fish market and sold at just USD150. If I was there I would have been bizzared and killed all the fishermen.
I am trying to find out when that programme will be repeated and I will make copies and send it around. We must do our part, say "NO" to shark fin. Shark fin on its own is tasteless, has no nutritional value and even contain a lethal dose of mercury. I hope all those who eats shark fin dies of mercury poisoning.
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