shark-attack-victims-push-for-shark-protection
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It's about time. Humans will destroy everything in the name of the almighty buck!
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I thought there already wasa ban in the US on finning in the EEZ.....
United States Extends Ban on Shark Finning to Pacific Ocean
Yes they still catch the sharks, but if it's a ban on commercial sharking they're looking for, all that will result is lots of people trying to work around the ban. Think about other prohibited/restricted substances that sell for big bucks.
In the future I see factory ships in international waters processing fins from US ships that never enter port with so much as the suggestion of a shark on board. We'll spend a fortune on enforcement that will do nothing but keep already honest people honest.
It's cool that there are attack victims out there in favor of shark conservation, but i'd rather there were more businesspeople and shark-fin consumers.
On a seperate note, aren't there companies that make "artificial" shark fin? As i understand it the texture is the thing, restaurants just put the fins in reguar broth......
United States Extends Ban on Shark Finning to Pacific Ocean
Yes they still catch the sharks, but if it's a ban on commercial sharking they're looking for, all that will result is lots of people trying to work around the ban. Think about other prohibited/restricted substances that sell for big bucks.
In the future I see factory ships in international waters processing fins from US ships that never enter port with so much as the suggestion of a shark on board. We'll spend a fortune on enforcement that will do nothing but keep already honest people honest.
It's cool that there are attack victims out there in favor of shark conservation, but i'd rather there were more businesspeople and shark-fin consumers.
On a seperate note, aren't there companies that make "artificial" shark fin? As i understand it the texture is the thing, restaurants just put the fins in reguar broth......
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