Shark fin soup is a delicacy in Asia and is said to promote health even cure cancer. The Shark Fin industry is quit large, in the billions of dollars. They even have their own trading or brokerage to promote the sale of shark fins. This simple search on Alibaba.com found numerous suppliers of shark fins.
Sharks are vital to the ecosystem. Did you know that 70% of the worlds oxygen is supplied by phytoplankton? What does this have to do with sharks? If the sharks do not keep the consumers of the phytoplankton in check, the phytoplankton will die off - become extinct. How many trees would we have to plant to replace 70% of the worlds oxygen supply?
Thousands of sharks are being caught, fins cut off (some still alive) and pushed over-board to die. My wife asked me why they have not figured out how to use the entire shark. The sad fact is that the fisherman make more money for the fin than for the shark, so the more fins they collect the more money the collect - the rest of the shark would simply consume vital storage space aboard the boat.
Coconuts kill more people per year than sharks.
Vending Machines Deadlier than Sharks.
Number of human deaths per year due to sharks: 5
Number of people per year killed by a vending machine falling on them: 13
Number of human deaths per year due to choking on a ballpoint pen: 100
Number of people killed because of starvation: 8,000,000
Number of sharks killed: 26-76 Million or as high as 100 million
(numbers are yearly averages)
Shark finning needs to stop. Want to help stop this?
Visit Saving Sharks, Project AWARE, Shark Trust, Sea Shepard
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