Save the sharks
Posted by lars | Filed under Personal
Just watched Sharkwater and got reminded of the ugly business that is the sharkfin industry/mafia. It’s truly disgusting. Only 18 countries have banned the finning of sharks, not sure whether Sweden is one of them. Shit like this makes me disgusted, to have a fine chinese wedding of say 300 people, you kill 300 sharks. Now I wouldn’t make such a big fuzz about it if they actually ate the whole shark but of course they don’t, they just pull them out of the water, finn them and let them suffocate/bleed out on the way to the bottom. The most fucked up thing is that the fin doesn’t taste anything, they just add “texture”. I hate human beings sometimes.
And even if you don’t care about the sharks it’s in everyones best interest not to kill off something that is at the top of the foodchain in one of the most important ecosystems on our planet.
Now I bet you think that finning shark is the way to go for poor fishermen looking for a quick buck in some underdeveloped country. Oh no. A freaking third of the worlds sharkfins are pulled up by us good folks in EU, Norway being one of the bastard nations (but then again, is anyone surprised giving their stance on whaling and cracking skulls of baby seals?). Guess oil isn’t enough for you greedy bastards is it.
I sure as hell am taking an extra look at Ming Palaces menu the next time I eat there, I’m pretty sure they serve sharkfin. If they do I’m not eating there anymore. Not only should finning be banned, the sales should be banned.
Check out Sharkwater and savingsharks.com
Tags: fin, sharkfinning, sharks
