Comments on: Shark Fin Soup: Just Say No!

By: thestickman

thestickman — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:36:44 +0000

“…they make use of all parts of the fish” Which explains the hundreds of de-finned sharks that lie dead at the bottom of the sea and/or wash upon shore. No, I have eaten shark steaks and liked it. I’ve eaten farm-raised alligator, ostrich and bison. FARM raised. I am not a goddamn bunny-hugger Greenpeace or PETA fan either, They are sadly misinformed and deluded about their moral superiority. I eat meat. I hunt deer. I fish. But I am against waste. Waste not, and I’ll help ya drag the damn sharks ashore and cut it up for ya for a share of the booty. What the video and article are about is the waste of the product to feed a yuppie lifestyle. The fins are being harvested in a wanton fashion to feed the Porsche-driving golf-playing martini-sippin’ CEOs that have developed a taste for something they don’t give a rat’s ass damn about.

Inuits (native people of northern Canada) here eat the flesh of seals and whales. As such, their tradition is allowed under law. I have no problem with that, -until your local Arthur Treacher’s Fish -n- Chips Seafood franchise or Red Lobster starts offering clubbed-to-death baby fur-seal burger and deep-fried beluga whale fillets then again, I will complain you bet your ass I will! The traditional food of local people may/may not be objectionable to me is not the problem; the problem is when ‘big business’ or entrepreneurial locals (vis the video in my article) start feeding a greedy, already over-fed western vacationing world-traveler clientele such as yourself. THAT is the reason for this article. I don’t think we’re that far apart on our opinions. And for the record, -I would not order shark fin soup if presented the option on a menu BUT if a bowl was presented to me as a guest, -I would like to try it. I just cannot imagine though how the tasteless, gristly beef-bouillon-flavored shark fin and watery soup would appeal to me as a regular fare.

I’m going to leave your comment on my article assignment (instead of just deleting it, as is my option) because I like the controversy and respect the opinions being shared.

By: love the above comment

love the above comment — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:22:04 +0000

Why only sharkfin !!! You might as well tells all thouse english men to stop eating fish and chips have u had any idea that it is made of shark’s meat !!!! Its even wrosttt stop eating fish and chip and they will stop eating sharkfin

By: thestickman

thestickman — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:18:07 +0000

I thank you for your opinion, and grieve your loss of respect for me. Note that I also stated that I eat meat, and have eaten shark steaks. Hell dude, -I go DEER HUNTING in the Fall and love it. But this is legislated, managed and enforced with quotas and laws to protect and manage. Apparently, the culling of sharks in the open sea solely for their fins is not.
No, I don't trust (or even really believe) just about anything that PETA tells me and probably less than half of what they show me. Ibid for GREENPEACE. However, the video seems to show some sort of waste. There are dozens upon dozens of similar videos on YouTube showing some sort of slaughter for fins, and discarding the bulk of the body. By 'silence' I mean that if this menu item is offered to you in a restaurant, you refuse, verbally, stating that this is inappropriate. You don't have to campaign with signs and attend rallies and scream 'hell no, we won't go!' to voice an opinion. You'd speak up and object the same if "kitten & biscuits w/ gravy" were on the menu, yes?

They use 85% of the shark bodies? -That, I can respect (if true, but its your word and, like mine, presents no tangible proof here on this page.)

You 'lost all respect for me?' -My heart bleeds. :-

By: Rudy Falcon

Rudy Falcon — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:23:33 +0000

"Your silence is part of the problem."

I lost all respect for you right here.

You basically stated that the people who dont do anything, the people who dont know, and the people that dont care are the problem. The problem is the people who fish them, and as a matter of fact, most sharks are indeed sold whole. I have been to China for work (As i am a marine biologist) and they do indeed, sell 85% of sharks body parts.

Also, sharks are not endangered, dont be fed into the lies that PETA tells you. PETA is not refutable.

By: Ruby Hawk

Ruby Hawk — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:27:53 +0000

Don’t worry about me eating shark skin soup. That is one delicasy I will pass up. Anyway I am a vegetarian. I don’t eat any flesh.I am against killing anything for food unless you are hungry and nothing else is available.

By: yaffel

yaffel — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:54:04 +0000

Very informative article. I will never deplete the shark population by eating it. I swear lol

By: Katien

Katien — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:29:08 +0000

Very informative. I’m sure, as you say that because it is readily available people assume it’s ok. It’s horrible to think of all these animals being horrifically killed just for their fins.

By: R J Evans

R J Evans — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:14:43 +0000

Never tasted this and after reading your artricle I never will!

To help spread the message I have blogged this – you can find it at…

http://www.webphemera.com/2009/01/shark-fin-soup-just-say-no.html

Thanks a lot for a great read on a serious subject.

By: Little Miss Lizzy

Little Miss Lizzy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:24:24 +0000

I like tomato. I can’t think of anything worse that sharks fin.

By: Lee Altman

Lee Altman — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:25:53 +0000

It’s really not for me. Plus how many other fish are being killed just for the fin.