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 Corey. did you know that the fishermen cut the the sharks fins off while the shark is alive.Corey 100 to 200 million sharks per year because of their fins.Species have declined 90% in the world because of shark finners and did you know that 100 to 200 million sharks die per year thats like the same population as America or more. Every year tens of millions of sharks die a slow death because of finning. Finning is the inhumane practice of hacking off the shark's fins and throwing its still living body back into the sea. The sharks either starve to death, are eaten alive by other fish, or drown (if they are not in constant movement their gills cannot extract oxygen from the water). Shark fins are being "harvested" in ever greater numbers to feed the growing demand for shark fin soup, an Asian "delicacy". Not only is the finning of sharks barbaric, but their indiscriminate slaughter at an unsustainable rate is pushing many species to the brink of extinction. Since the 1970s the populations of several species have been decimated by over 95%. Due to the clandestine nature of finning, records are rarely kept of the numbers of sharks and species caught. Estimates are based on declared imports to shark fin markets such as Hong Kong and China. www.StopSharkFinning.net is campaigning to achieve a worldwide ban on shark finning. That means that all sharks caught must be landed intact - their fins must not be removed while the shipping vessel is at sea.

DIDN'T YOU KNOW that they use shark fins for shark fin soup! There is controversy over the practice of  [|shark finning] which is used to source the signature ingredient for the soup. Consumption of shark fin soup has risen dramatically with the middle class becoming more affluent. Animal rights activists and environmentalists have called the practice brutal, and it is also named as a primary contributing factor in the global decline of many shark species. China's growing [|economy] has resulted in a large increase in demand for shark fins; combined with the importance of this [|top predator] in oceanic ecosystems, has exacerbated problems the practice perpetuates
 * Shark fin soup** (or **shark's fin soup**) is a chinese soup that has been a popular item of [|Chinese cuisine] since the [|Ming Dynasty][|[1]], usually served at special occasions such as weddings and banquets, [|[2]][|[3]] or as a [|luxury item] in [|Chinese culture].[|[3]]

Shark finning is killing sharks every year at an alarming rate! It is estimated that 100 to 200 million sharks annually are killed for their fins alone. This practice is mainly for supplying shark fins for the so-called delicacy known as shark fin soup. Photos like the one at right are not uncommon. Like the beautiful hammerhead shark in the picture, sharks by the millions are being caught, having their fins cut off, and are then thrown back into the sea. Sharks that are caught and their fins cut off are not always dead when their bodies are thrown back into the sea. Without its fins the shark simply sinks to the bottom of the ocean where it dies. Such a horrible death for such a magnificent creature! How aweful it must be for these animals... to think that when their body hits the water again that they will be safe, only to realize that they can no longer swim, and end up dying in an ocean, which was just moments earlier their safe haven, and is now their doom. Shark fins, once they are harvested, are then dried to be sold in markets to individuals and restaurants to be made into shark fin soup and sold to the public (especially tourists) for as much as $350 per bowl! The shark fins don't even add any flavor to the soup. Chicken or pork are used to flavor, the fins are for texture only. The photo at right shows a small line of sharks getting ready to be finned. Multiply this line by a million and you won't even come close to the actual sharks that are killed annually. All of this killing for a bowl of soup! Shark finning is not only a cruel and backwards practice, it is a waste and a travesty on nature and must stop before the great equalizer of the sea is lost forever. Mankind cannot continue to abuse nature or nature will strike back... and with brutal fury! Shark finning should be made a practice of the past so that children will be able to see and admire sharks in the future... for it would be a sad and tragic day when the only sharks people get to see are the ones in books. Its important to remember also, that mankind will become extinct next if sharks disappear. Without sharks the oceans will team with fish and other ocean animals that live off the plant life in the sea. When this plant matter disappears so will the vital oxygen that the ocean produces... than what happens? Think about it. Pressure from the public resulted in a international moratorium on whaling, but there are no international regulations to protect sharks. Shark supplements are used in Asian countries to cure everything from intimacy dysfunctions to cancer. The facts: sharks get cancer and like many creatures in our oceans are contaminated with high levels of mercury.

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Here are some videos of shark finning

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