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2004-08-17 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Shark fin traders lose lawsuit against wildlife group

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Posted by Zenster 2004-08-17 1:52:06 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is one of the few times where I'll side with the "Tokin' With Gaia" crowd. This is a deplorable practice. I would, however, like to point out that there is probably some connection between the world's assertions that we behave arrogantly and the Left's ongoing crusade to shut down whatever means the third-worlders find to get by.

Posted by BH 2004-08-17 2:08:37 PM|| 2004-08-17 2:08:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 good post zenster. ima going use this. if you are ever see it on animal planet this is horible thing. they lines they are thro out many miles long and they are just bring up one shark after nuther and chop off they fins and throw em back in water to sink and drown. this is need to be stop! maybe someone is shuld put out report that shark fin soup is cuase penis shrinkage.

Posted by muck4doo 2004-08-17 4:40:59 PM|| [http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/] 2004-08-17 4:40:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 This practice has been going on for some time - I remember seeing it on TV years ago. It's disgusting, frankly.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-08-17 4:55:47 PM|| 2004-08-17 4:55:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 A little OT, but whenever we were in open waters, and I was Officer-of-the-Deck, I was never tried very hard to miss those huge nets the Japanese and Korean ships tossed out. Of course, I always worried about fouling the screws, but, damn it, who cries for the fish?

Muck: the problem in the Asian world is that everything seems to be an aphrodisiac.

Posted by Dreadnought 2004-08-17 5:04:45 PM|| 2004-08-17 5:04:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 This sounds just as sick as the slaughter of bison solely for their hides and tongues in which the rest of the carcass was left to rot. I'm very happy to see the enviros win this round!

Mucky--Good idea for a rumor! I think it's great as a likely unintended consequence that Viagra is helping to curb the sick black market for things like tiger penises, etc., for the "erectionally-challenged". Better living through chemistry for all parties involved, I say!

Posted by Dar 2004-08-17 5:05:10 PM|| 2004-08-17 5:05:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 When they manage to graft shark fins onto rats' backs, the problem'll be solved. They're only cartilage-based, after all. Mmmm.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-08-17 5:15:22 PM|| 2004-08-17 5:15:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 hey dar i was think about viagra to! :)

zenster those were purdy good link you are give. lotsa good info and good links. thank you. :)

Posted by muck4doo 2004-08-17 5:34:49 PM|| [http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/] 2004-08-17 5:34:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Proto fish... what's the big deal bipeds?
Hell, it's us or them, I prefer them.

Hey SH! We miss you in the love tank!
Mammals will talk you know! (teeth)

Posted by Shamu 2004-08-17 7:01:02 PM|| 2004-08-17 7:01:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Thank you all for the many postive replies. Sadly, this is not much of a victory. Reading the fine print will show you that WildAid has only won the right to continue protesting and not any injunction against the practice of "finning."

Yes, finning has been going on for some time now. Along with gill nets and shrimping, these practices are irreversibly damaging one of the last great food sources on earth. You need only examine the cod depletion of the Grand Banks to see what is coming.

BH, in this one particular case an abolition of "finning" would not have such a major impact on really poor people. Long line boats cost a lot to operate and those who purchase the fin soup aren't buying it at little mom and pop restaurants.

Dreadnought, nice to think that a couple of those gill nets got shredded. Sadly, when these nets are cut loose by activists, they can drift forever and continue to kill without end. Industrial gill nets can be miles long and are known as "vacuum cleaners of the sea" for the way they scour up all marine life including sea birds. New advances using monofilament instead of nylon make it so unintended bycatch can break free, but the damage is still tremendous.

Dar, you could not be more right about the beneficial side effects of viagra for so many threatened and endangered species. This a sterling example of how scientific breakthroughs can defeat myth and superstition.

Mucky, you are most welcome. Your love of animals is truly admirable. Here's a really interesting article about unintended negative consequences of using gill nets to abate alien fish species that threaten Irish trout. My wolf hybrid sends you a bunch of his best tail wags.

Posted by Zenster 2004-08-17 8:19:03 PM|| 2004-08-17 8:19:03 PM|| Front Page Top

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