Say "No" To Shark's Fin Soup!

[Scubaroo]

Orange Roughy is another good one to avoid. They are bottom trawled at depths of about 1000m, which is the equivalent of strip mining the sea floor. Seeing as their habitat is often sea mounts with deep sea coral forests, the trawling knocks down the coral and destroys the habitat.

If they were being trawled in recreational diving depths, the industry would have been shut down a long time ago, as people wouldn't tolerate tropical corals being treated in this fashion. But because it's out of site, it's out of mind for most people, and the practise continues. Some fisheries of Orange Roughy are down to 10% of their pre-harvest status. Orange Roughy is sometimes marketed as "Deep Sea Perch" or the benign-sounding "Sea Perch".

In North America, visit Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch for sustainable seafood choices, in Australia, visit Australian Marine Conservation Society's Sustainable Seafood Guide. Both websites have downloadable wallet-sized cards you can print and keep on you. Don't be afraid to pull it out next time you go for sushi

 

[Chaseh]

That Monterey Aquarium site is great, thanks!

 

[DeepBlueResort]

Hi All

Have a look at this site, i have dived with these guys and they are passionate about sharks a do a great job stopping places selling shark
http://www.bite-back.com/index.html

 

[murphdivers286]

I agree.... NO SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ed_Dman]

Hi Fellow ScubaBoarders & Divers!

It's great to see that so many are supportive to the "Say No To Shark's Fin" issue. I really hope that one of these days, restaurants will stop selling shark's fin soup before such beauty marine lives disappeared from our ocean.

It'll be one of the saddest thing to happened if it doesn't stop soon! Say "No" To Shark's Fin Soup! See One Tell One!

Happy Diving & Keep Those Bubbles Flowing!

Ed. :scubadive:

 

[drbill]

Decades ago I used to eat an occasional shark ("all" of it, not just the fin) but stopped. Back then sharks of several species were frequently sighted off Catalina. Now shark are rarely seen here.

I was in an Asian market last week and stopped to look at the cans of shark fin soup. I must admit to being really tempted to try it once. However I resisted.

A Chinese dive buddy who doesn't like divers who even touch marine life underwater (based on diving with others) had a different position. She felt that as people acquire wealth in China, they should be able to purchase and experience things that were once reserved only for the royal court. I was surprised by that seeming inconsistency. And, of course, she wasn't a blonde (just teasing, ladies)!

Dr. Bill

 

[Queen]

Scubaroo - Thanks so much for posting the Monteray link, very informative.

 

[ScubaCollin]

Yum sharkfin soup, IMO the shark is already dead, and not eating it would be an even bigger waist. I dont agree with the killing of the sharks, but thats not going to stop me from eating them.

 

[drbill]

Yum sharkfin soup, IMO the shark is already dead, and not eating it would be an even bigger waist. I dont agree with the killing of the sharks, but thats not going to stop me from eating them.

The point here is that if people continue to eat shark fin soup, there will be demand for more... and more sharks will die in the future. If there is no demand for the soup, then the fishery will slow down or die out. Of course the message has to reach the primary market(s) for this soup to be effective.

Dr. Bill

 

[ScubaCollin]

Yea, because its not like If I stop eating it that they will stop making it.