Anti Shark-Finning Petition

[kneptoon]

Thanks for the post and the opportunity to sign.

 

[NiNbubble]

I hope they reach 10000 soon! Hail the hammerhead.

 

[tzeyap]

#3423

I am sending this petition to every diver I know

 

[jdarnall2001]

This months (I guess it's actually May's) Scuba Diving magazine has an article about this as well with some photos.

 

[Nick.Lucey]

In addition to the article we've got in May, we also have exclusive online content including interviews and video for all who might be interested:

http://www.scubadiving.com/sharkconservation



Thanks,
Nick

 

[Dash]

Signed. Good luck.

 

[LIVES4SHARKS]

In addition to the article we've got in May, we also have exclusive online content including interviews and video for all who might be interested:

http://www.scubadiving.com/sharkconservation



Thanks,
Nick

I cannot thank you enough for your article and I cannot even begin to imagine how devastating this was to see in person. I am in tears now after reading this article. I could barely stomach the pictures! But its hard to get it through some cultures heads on how terrible this practice is to the shark and to the environment they live in. In their minds, its just fish. It is the same mindset practiced by whalers today. I would hope every diver would do what they could to protect these beautiful creatures even if they aren't as "cute" as dolphins and whales. They are a necessity to the survival of our oceans! God bless you Nick! Keep up the good fight!

Grateful for your work!
Carolyn

 

[wulvrine74]

Man, this just makes me sick! Some people just dont understand the beauty of sharks!

 

[Bruciebabe]

Signed. Only a short way from the target now.

There is also this petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/SharkS/petition.html

"To: Hu Jintao president of the People's Republic of China.

Currently the Chinese people are eating a soup which is causing the biggest ecological disaster of our time. Supplying the demand for Shark's Fin soup involves the death of what best estimates say are between 50 and 150 million sharks a year. This is unsustainable and will inevitably lead to all sharks becoming extinct, many species are already over 90% eradicated.
The shark is the apex predator that keeps the whole ecology of the sea in balance and healthy. Nobody knows what the effects of their removal will be but is can be guaranteed to involve a lot of unwanted harmful outcomes.
This petition seeks the Chinese government to ban the catching, import and sale of sharks and all shark related products. "

 

[Daryl Morse]

Thank you for sharing this information. I signed the Anti Shark-Finning Petition and forwarded it to all of my diving aquaintances.

Also, I recently received the latest issue of National Geographic and I am shocked at the state of the world's fish stocks, particularly Blue Fin Tuna. It's a must-read article.

Daryl Morse
#3889