Friday, 26 September 2008
Last few days, while colleagues and I were emailing (alternative of MSN in office) we touched on the topic of Shark fining. Ever since I watched the documentary on how the thousand year old Asian Delicacy; Shark’s Fin comes about, I am determined to stop eating it and help to increase awareness on shark fining. No Demand = No Supply.
Sharks are often caught for fun (esp. to boost a macho man's ego) and then battered to death.
Often, still alive, their fins are cut off and the torso is thrown overbord to die in agony.
The rest of the shark is just thrown away.
Sometimes ending up on the dump!
It is such a cruel thing! People always have the mindset that Sharks are man eater and blah blah blah… All thanks to the movies, Jaws and such. Research has shown that sharks DO NOT feed on human, in fact they dislike the taste of human flesh.
Sharks attack human when they feel threatened or are provoked, just like human.
Sharks attack human when they feel threatened or are provoked, just like human.
Argh~ I feel so sad for the sharks.....
If you are free, you wana watch Sharkwater and then you might understand how i am feeling.
This is my favourite species of shark: Whale Shark.
Some details of it extracted from Wikipedia.It can grow up to 12.2 m. (40 ft.) in length and can weigh up to 13.6 tonnes (15 short tons). The species is believed to have originated about 60 million years ago.
The whale shark is a filter feeder — one of only three known filter feeding shark species (along with the basking shark and the megamouth shark). It feeds on phytoplankton, macro-algae, plankton, krill and small nektonic life, such as small squid or vertebrates.
So cute! Looking forward to a day when i can swim along with it.
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