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Canada is one of many nations who recently agreed to ban shark finning in Atlantic waters. However, I recently went into a Chinese restaurant here in Ottawa and noticed that you can easily order shark fin soup off the menu. Is this legal? How can this be? We're a bunch of hypocrites. It makes me sick. I'm calling my MP and boycotting all restaurants that serve this crap.
The fishing for sharks for the purpose of fining was banned but the import of shark meat has not been banned. The Chinese are sly, sometimes what you think is shark fin is nothing more than dolphin and or Mola fin which is even worse and not banned from import.
The Chinese are sly, sometimes what you think is shark fin is nothing more than dolphin and or Mola fin which is even worse and not banned from import.
I doubt that you could substitute dolphin “fin” for shark fin—dolphins are mammals with fleshy appendages.
The way is to the destructive element submit yourself,
and with the exertions of your hands and feet in the water
make the deep, deep sea keep you up...
This is what I love about discussion boards, even when your correct some one calls you wrong. I'm a Fish and wild life officer, When I said dolphins I should of said dolphin fish. Lots of things are banned under the endangerd species act, but hay! you only have so many inspection officers and its not that hard to get several hundred crates of dried shark fin pass inspections. Remeber the crates that get by, pay foor all the ones that get caught.
As I have previously stated on other posts, the highly applauded "shark finning ban" does absolutely nothing to halt shark fishing. The ONLY thing this ban does is restrict the at-sea finning practice.
So now the ships are required to bring the entire sharks ashore, to cut off their fins and sell them in restaurants. Whoopdee-doo.
The fishing for sharks for the purpose of fining was banned but the import of shark meat has not been banned. The Chinese are sly, sometimes what you think is shark fin is nothing more than dolphin and or Mola fin which is even worse and not banned from import.
If it's legal then the only option is with the politicians. Typical useless law that wants to sound tough but has no teeth.
Its all about the demand. You can legislate all you want, but as long as there is some dope willing to pay for something, i.e. narcotics etc. etc. someone is going to provide it.
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