Environmental And Environmental Effects Of Shark Fining

Finally this is the last call to action which involves shark finning. Brian Walsh is a writer from Time magazine and he did an article on Sharks and how they are becoming extinct as the years go on. “International Union for the conversation of Nature estimates that as many as a third of all shark species are threatened or near threatened with extinction.” Sharks have been around for millions and millions of years, they’re magnificent creatures that many people like to marvel at. If sharks were not around things would change drastically. Education on shark finning has a website and they plainly put it as shark finning threatens the stability of the marine ecosystems, and it decreases the shark population drastically, in ten years sharks could …show more content…
In Brian Walsh’s article he stated that shark fin soup was a popular dish in Asia and the rapid economic growth in China led to an increase in demand for shark fins (Walsh, 2006). Many people in Asia love the soup it served at many restaurants and hotel as a popular dish. Caty Fairclough says that a pound of shark fins sells for 500 dollars (Fairclough). This is why many people fish for it, it sells for a lot of money. But due to pressure from environmental groups, Hong Kong decided that they would no longer allow shark fins to be served at official functions (Jolly, …show more content…
Hawaii instituted a ban on all shark fin products, it would be illegal to sell or distribute shark fins and California is currently looking into this ban as well (Walsh, 2011). The Bahamas also established some protections laws for sharks in 250,000 square miles of the ocean that surround the island, it would be illegal to practice shark finning in their waters (Walsh, 2011). Many countries and states have been instituting or considering this ban on shark finning. It would be beneficial to the sharks as well as the ocean and its environment. In the near future we could get rid of shark finning all together. Many people pressured Hong Kong into doing it, and they listened so if many people would raise awareness and spread the word to end shark finning. Soon it will be illegal to practice shark finning anywhere in the world. Sharks are magnificent creatures that are commonly misrepresented as evil mindless killing machines, they are also endangered and being used in practices that should be illegal. Hopefully in the future people will share a love for sharks like I do and understand that they are not evil creatures, they’re just doing what they have to do to