Ban shark fin soup

[trini123]

Toronto has banned the sale/distribuition/consumption of shark fin soup. This is good but one only has to take a 15 min drive to Markham where it is not banned. This should be banned on the planet.


http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/

[BW]

if we eating the rest of the shark, why not the fins too?

[edyle]

Toronto has banned the sale/distribuition/consumption of shark fin soup. This is good but one only has to take a 15 min drive to Markham where it is not banned. This should be banned on the planet.


http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/

A "ban" is a crude concept.

[draja]

Once I culd get mih Shark an Bake ah doh care. Iz dem choinese goh suffah.

[trini123]

A "ban" is a crude concept.

Banning one city in Canada is crude and would be very expensive to enforce. It should be banned across Canada but there would be a big fight in areas like Markham where there are many Chinese.

[Falcon]

I hope they ban curry chaana in Torono; just to even up things

[amzz]

bw, they capture d shark, remove the fin and throw d rest of the body back into the sea.

[BW]

bw, they capture d shark, remove the fin and throw d rest of the body back into the sea.

in trini though?

when i order shark fin from jenny wok, is not just a piece off the same shark they frying in maracas?

[amzz]

i dont know what they do here.. Im not convinced that its actually shark.. I mean where would they get that large supply of shark from and sharks are mostly endangered .. that should be next on d list for the minister to look into

[Falcon]

i dont know what they do here.. Im not convinced that its actually shark.. I mean where would they get that large supply of shark from and sharks are mostly endangered .. that should be next on d list for the minister to look into

Huh??

before turtles???
before illegal hunting???
before active macaw protection???
before unlicenced possession of endangered species???
before actually implementing/enforcing CITES at the ports???
before mangrove protection???
before plans to re-encourage scarlet ibis nesting???
before careless birth control at the zoo???
before jailing Lutc....shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sorry

no Ama, let the people sell their shark fin soup

[amzz]

TEW should be placed in charge of all of d above. They would get d job done.

[vaio]

bw, they capture d shark, remove the fin and throw d rest of the body back into the sea.

they do???

is that harmful to the shark? and why not jus keep the shark to eat?

[edyle]

TEW should be placed in charge of all of d above. They would get d job done.

Is the average person expected to know what you mean by TEW?

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[edyle]

they do???

is that harmful to the shark? and why not jus keep the shark to eat?

Because there is a relatively high demand for shark fin soup than for shark meat perhaps?

[BW]

Because there is a relatively high demand for shark fin soup than for shark meat perhaps?

i might be wrong on this, but doesn't shark meat spoil relatively fast as compared to other fish? might not be the best thing to catch/store for mass market.

[BW]

Is the average person expected to know what you mean by TEW?

TEW - trinidad's Ecological warriors

i think.

[straphanger]

i dont know what they do here.. Im not convinced that its actually shark.. I mean where would they get that large supply of shark from and sharks are mostly endangered .. that should be next on d list for the minister to look into

it's catfish
ask kem

[vaio]

Because there is a relatively high demand for shark fin soup than for shark meat perhaps?

really? wow! and i've never had shark fin soup

[edyle]

really? wow! and i've never had shark fin soup

I've probably had some once maybe; I was asking a question not providing an answer.
The point being that one shark is probably going to provide pounds or tens of pounds of shark meat but only a few ounces of shark fin.

If demand is relatively higher for shark fin then some fishermen are going to look specifically for the fins only and forget the meat.

[shield_2006]

what about bird nest soup?

[amzz]

Natgeo video here:



I saw a documentary where the live shark was brought aboard, stripped of its fin and tossed back into d water. V, without d fin it wont be able to swim.

[amzz]

Is the average person expected to know what you mean by TEW?

no, just d average trinibagonian

[vaio]

amzz, now I never want to eat shark fin soup! Poor sharks

[trini123]

Here's a good article that explains why only fin is collected.

The soup is $20/bowl so they throw away shark to save space on ship. :-(
Fins contain mercury as shark is a predator :-(
Fins have no nutritional value. :-(
Removing sharks at 100 mill/yr can have severe impact to ecosystem. :-(
Eating shark fin soup is a status symbol. I had it once at a Chinese wedding- tastes like noodles. Nothing special. :-(







http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011...rk-finning.php

[BW]

shark fin soup supposedly is good for men's sexual prowess i heard

had it a few times. doesn't taste bad but nothing special. no super sex powers yet afaik.