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New U.S. Regulations Aim to Curb the Cruel Practice of
Shark Finning 6-32-08
Oceana reported today that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) filed
new rules requiring federal shark fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of
Mexico to land sharks with their fins still naturally attached.
Elizabeth Griffin, marine wildlife scientist at Oceana, is quoted: "The new
rules are a milestone for U.S. shark conservation. The fins-attached rule in the
Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico sets a good precedent for shark fisheries in
the rest of the world."
The previous rules, according to Oceana, required fins and shark carcasses to be
brought back to dock in a specific ratio, which still allowed shark fins to be
cut off at sea.
Shark fins can be lucrative in places such as China, where shark fin soup is
considered a delicacy.
But when fishermen cut off the fins from a live shark and dump the body back
into the sea, the shark is doomed to a cruel fate; it bleeds to death or drowns.
The movie Sharkwater chronicles the rise in shark finning, and explains - in
amazing footage - how the practice is depleting our waters of sharks, which are
a vital component to ocean health. The film also debunks myths about sharks
(attacks are actually rare) and shows the incredible efforts of producer Rob
Stewart and conservationist legend Paul Watson to prevent shark poaching.
For now, the benefits of these new regulations are clear, but Oceana worries
that the rules do not go far enough in protecting other large coastal shark
species, such as porbeagle and great hammerhead sharks, when scientific evidence
shows that their populations are in trouble.
Comment:
As a shark lover, (sound strange doesn't it) and someone who spent quite a long time studying marine biology; I am glad to see this law passed. Shark Finning is a cruel dismembering practice. Poor innocent sharks usually small to medium sized are caught in nets or on lines brought up to the boat and their fins are hacked of with machete's. This is usually done so that the struggling ,bleeding, shark attacks others. The Chinese just need to get of the whole shark fin thing unless they are going to use the whole shark. This law will force them to do that, at least when they fish in our waters.