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 STOP SHARK FINNING's Profile |
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Boycott Shark Products |
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| Age: | 40 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Country: |  Spain |
| Height: | 0' 1" |
| Zodiac: |  Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22) |
| Last Login: | May 27, 2008 (553 days back) |
About Me |
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| I created this profile to tell people about the barbaric practise of shark finning and to raise public awareness of the plight of sharks and other ocean predators. "Shark finning" is when fishermen cut off the fins of the shark and throw the live animal back into the ocean where it dies a slow and agonising death. These sharks can take weeks to starve to death and are usually eaten alive by other fish. Shark fins fetch good money and are used to make shark fin soup which is consumed in the Far East but also in other parts of the world. However a large amount of shark finning is done by Spanish fishing companies who sell their "catch" worldwide.
Shark finning is a vile manifestation of humankind's attitude to ocean life. These wonderful animals are treated like products to be used and discarded. Every year 100 million sharks are butchered - populations of some shark species have declined by 99% since the 1970s. If sharks were cuddly animals like pandas there would be an international scandal about this. But sharks get a bad press because of sensationalist shark attack news items and silly movies like Jaws.
The population level of ocean predators is a barometer for the general health of other sea life. When the shark population goes into freefall it affects all other forms of life in the sea. And shark populations take a long time to recover - this is because they can take up to 15 years to reach maturity and even then they only rear one pup per year. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP STOP SHARK FINNING? 1. Boycott any product that uses shark. 2. Tell people about it! This is extremely important. Tell your friends and tell them to pass the message on to their friends. Grassroots communication is vital for causes like this. 3. Write to the press, TV stations. Send emails, make phone calls. 4. Step up the pressure on companies that trade in shark products. Write to them saying you will boycott ALL their products. If you know of a restaurant that has shark fin soup or meat on the menu tell them you will not eat there until they remove shark from the menu. 5. Support organisations that are fighting to save marine wildlife such as Sea Shepherd and Wild Aid . 6. Put my profile in your Top Friends! Or even better, create your own profile. 7. COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION!!! |
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| Visit these sites:
Sea Shepherd The Shark Trust Wild Aid Shark Research Institute Closer to free - a campaign against Disneyland Hong Kong serving shark fin soup that was successful |
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I'd like to meet:People like you. People who care enough about this to talk about it with other people. The big thing here is COMMUNICATION. Don't let this tragedy continue in silence. Speak out. Let me know if you know of anywhere that is selling shark products. Boycott them. Tell people about StopSharkFinning.net! To place a banner like the one below on your page or website, copy and paste the code underneath the banner. |
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Music:Do you live in Hong Kong, China, Japan or Indonesia? These countries are the main consumers of shark fin soup. Please consider making a myspace profile in your own language to persuade people to stop eating shark fin soup. When the buying stops the killing can stop! Contact me for more information if you need it - otherwise just get started! |
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Television:Get yourself one of the STOP SHARK FINNING t-shirts . All proceeds go to Sea Shepherd. Over $500 raised so far. |
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Heroes:Anyone who takes a stand against the destruction, abuse and commercialisation of nature, wildlife and the environment. |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Single |
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Send an email to help save sharks and rays! |
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| Originally posted by Save The Shark:
Our help is needed to support sound proposals limiting unsustainable trade in imperiled species of sharks and rays. Proposals to protect sawfish, spiny dogfish and... Posted by STOP SHARK FINNING on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:04:00 PST |
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Petition against Alibaba.com - sign it! |
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| I found another petition to stop shark finning - that's 4 altogether - sign 'em all!This one is to make Alibaba stop promoting shark finning by listing shark fins on their web site.
Sign the petition... Posted by STOP SHARK FINNING on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:20:00 PST |
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Sign Wild Aid's petition to stop shark finning! |
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| Shark finning is one of the main causes of the decimation of shark populations - it is also unspeakably cruel. Make a difference:
Sign Wild Aid's petition to stop shark finning!
... Posted by STOP SHARK FINNING on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:05:00 PST |
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Yahoo and Alibaba trade in shark fins. Help to end it. |
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| Not only are Alibaba listing companies that sell shark fin, they are also listing companies that sell fins of endangered species of shark. Demand that Alibaba and their associate Yahoo remove all comp... Posted by STOP SHARK FINNING on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:08:00 PST |
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Sharks: Stewards of the Reef |
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| Check out this trailer for a new film about the threat posed to sharks by over-fishing and finning.
Synopsis: Sharks: Stewards of the Reef, takes you on a voyage of underwater discovery, to explore tr... Posted by STOP SHARK FINNING on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:22:00 PST |
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Sign the petition to CHINA to stop the shark slaughter |
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| Sign the petition to CHINA to stop the shark slaughter.
To: Hu Jintao president of the People's Republic of China.
Currently the Chinese people are eating a soup which is causing the biggest ecologic... Posted by STOP SHARK FINNING on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:05:00 PST |
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Petition against shark fin trade |
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| Alibaba promotes companies that sell shark fin - click here for proof.
Alibaba is the kind of place that promotes this disgusting trade.
Sign the petition against Alibaba.... Posted by STOP SHARK FINNING on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:35:00 PST |
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SaveTheShark™, Black Warrior RIVERKEEPER, National Wildlife Federation®, WildAid, Global Save The Sharks Project, OPERATION MIGALOO, SEA SHEPHERD U.K., Captain Paul Watson, Bottom Trawling Is Turning Oceans To Blue Deserts, EAST - End Animal Suffering Today, Wildwood Preservation Society, Conservation 101, shark love, Wild Dolphin Foundation, Shark Project, KantiKo, Surfdoggys, Phalpy, Cocktail Shaker.., Goddess of Light, Art in DC, young.bam, *HELP STOP THE SEAL KILL*, PLASTIK PRAIRIE, LYNN..POETRY IN OCEAN™ ©, Animal Voice *TV*, patricia, The Cosmic Mermaid, )))) KAIA ((((, Staky®, ♥ CCG ♥, Emily Roe Art, SEA SHEPHERD SIREN, SharkBreak.com, Seacology, Krissy, Bess McBride, ♠ RICKY ♠, For the Luv of Animals, Fairydust, Laurie, HELP AFRICA by PiccolissimaLaura, Florida Recycle, Hervé Vilez, Hoku, meinemrabennimmermehr, J.Z.C., PROLIX, Explorer Travel, Endangered Aware, Pup - Fight AETA, Den, SEA SHEPHERD SUPPORT, Stargate SG-1 Forever!, Marianne Loyd - author & teddy bear artist, tinydancer wishes you LOVE, Carmen, DREAMTRAVEL® Photograph & Model Agency, Humancha
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