I saw this news on New York Times today and found it matching what this group talked about before. And I also found that those Chinese people have almost the same feelings as we do here.
And, sadly, I noticed a couple of shocking news that I've never heard of before, here are some few:
- Up to 73 million sharks are being killed a year.
- Sharks like the great white are slow to reproduce and can take up to 15 years to mature, making farming virtually impossible.
- Scientists say that as many as 90 percent of sharks in the world's open oceans have disappeared. "They are among the ocean's most vulnerable animals." Dr. McCosker said.
It's not a serious article, so if you're interested, please take a look!
Julie
Thanks Julie for the article. It is great to know that California has taken it seriously and put a ban on selling/possessing/serving shark fin soup, though I feel it still a long way to go for Taiwan...The notion that shark fin soup as the symbol of wealth is still deep-rooted in the elder generation. Anyway let's keep on promoting the idea of no shark fin soup!
ReplyDeleteI just recalled that Lynn mentioned she received feedback from the BBC editor in response to her message collected from some TiA members, but just didn't have time to share in the past sessions. Shall we reserve a slot for this in the upcoming session on 12th March?