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Thursday, 5 February 2009
Watch these video. How do you feel?
- Darren and Zhixian @ 09:11
Sharks dead...
- Darren and Zhixian @ 09:08
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. They respire with the use of five to seven gill slits. Sharks have a covering of dermal denticles that protect their skin from damage and parasites and improve fluid dynamics. They have several sets of replaceable teeth. Sharks range in size from the small dwarf lanternshark, Etmopterus perryi, a deep sea species of only 17 centimetres (7 in) in length, to the whale shark, Rhincodon typus, the largest fish, which grows to a length of approximately 12 metres (39 ft) and which feeds only on plankton, squid, and small fish through filter feeding.
According to wildlife conservationists, much of the trade in sharks' fins is derived from fins cut from living sharks; this process is called finning.
When returned to the ocean, the finless sharks, unable to move, either die from suffocation or are consumed by other sharks or animals.
The vast majority of fins in the market are taken from sharks after their death. The practice is featured in the documentary "Sharks: Stewards of the Reef". which contains footage from W. Australian waters and Central America and also examines the cultural, financial and ecological impacts of shark finning.
This incident was also recorded by underwater photographer Richard Merritt who has witnessed finning of living sharks in Indonesia where he saw the immobile finless sharks lying still alive on the sea bed under the fishing boat. On the IUCN red list there are 39 species of elasmobranches (sharks and rays) listed as threatened species (Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable).It is estimated that 10–100 million sharks are slaughtered each year for their fins with a median figure of 38 million. Some organizations claim that shark fishing or bycatch (the unintentional capture of species by other fisheries) is the reason for the decline in the populations of some species and that the market for fins has very little impact – bycatch accounts for an estimated 50% of all sharks taken – others that the market for shark fin soup is the main reason for the decline.
Tommy Cheung, the legislator representing Hong Kong's catering sector, said: "I don't believe sharks are an endangered species. Some species of shark may be, but not all shark's fin comes from certain species. Since many countries do not allow shark finning there is no reliable count for the numbers taken in the shark fin trade and thus it is hard to prove the claims on either side of the argument. Sharks are caught for their fins and meat all over the world.
According to Giam's article, "sharks are caught virtually all parts of the world. The fins from these catches will be thrown away or turned into animal feed and fertilizers if shark's fin soup is shunned."
- Darren and Zhixian @ 08:21
