[Crazy Jetty]

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Originally Posted by BlackMagnus

That I can completely agree with. That I've known about for years, I've been studying sharks and ocean life in general for years. It's the whole practice that really irks me, there is no regulation in what these poachers (that's what I will call them) do. It's not like cattle here in the US that is bred to be eaten or crab that has seasons and limits to it. They just kill, cutting the fins off and throwing them back into the sea to bleed out. I know Ersico is with me on this, it's an utterly disgusting practice that needs to stop.

There *is* regulation. And the practice is illigal in most countries. It's just really hard to enforce it, and most countries outside the US don't.
Gordon Ramsey actually did a documentary on it this year, and used it to get four of the most predominant London chinese restraunts to stop selling sharkfin soup. Since then, he's become a huge advocate to stop sharkfinning, by trying to get stores and restraunts to give up shark fin soup.