Soaring shark fin demand driving extinction threat: report

China's booming middle class is fuelling demand for shark fins for soup, experts said Wednesday, as they called on the European Union to halt the fall in dwindling stocks.

The study, by Washington-based research group the Lenfest Ocean Program with backing from the Shark Alliance, a coalition of some 30 conservation groups, calls on the EU to end "finning" in its waters. via Yahoo

[Nunna Yerbizness]

The trouble isn't that there are too few sharks, it's that there are far too many people! Human overpopulation of our planet is the single issue that needs to be addressed most urgently. It is the root cause of most of the problems all species on this planet are faced with.

[Iria]

Nunna Yerbizness wrote:

The trouble isn't that there are too few sharks, it's that there are far too many people! Human overpopulation of our planet is the single issue that needs to be addressed most urgently. It is the root cause of most of the problems all species on this planet are faced with.

I would agree, but asking people to "stop breeding" ... never going to fly. Can you imagine what things will be like in 2050 if we hit the projected 9 billion?

[bamby]

Nunna if you commit suicide the world will be less crowded

[bamby]

sharks? HOW ABOUT ABORTION OF YOUNG HUMANS? &YOU R INTO sharks.???unreal!

[bamby]

iria, you wont be here so why dont you do for someone while you can. HUH???"they" will try to outlaw sex like they are trying do to guns. WASH>D.C. is full of people who are educated beyond their I.Q.

[bamby]

iria that is why we have wars....to lessen population. where have you been???

[The laughing liberal]

Nunna Yerbizness wrote:

The trouble isn't that there are too few sharks, it's that there are far too many people! Human overpopulation of our planet is the single issue that needs to be addressed most urgently. It is the root cause of most of the problems all species on this planet are faced with.

What would you propose to cure us of the human overpopulation/infestation?

[GoMore]

sharks get bad press & most are actually
quite benign & shy. We kill millions of sharks a year. Compare that with how few people are killed by sharks.

WHO ARE THE REAL MONSTERS?

[The laughing liberal]

GoMore wrote:

sharks get bad press & most are actually
quite benign & shy. We kill millions of sharks a year. Compare that with how few people are killed by sharks.
WHO ARE THE REAL MONSTERS?

Did you read the story or understand who is "finning"?
I think you're getting the "we" part wrong unless you consider China or European waters to be our own.

[Nunna Yerbizness]

bamby wrote:

Nunna if you commit suicide the world will be less crowded

You first.

[Nunna Yerbizness]

The laughing liberal wrote:

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What would you propose to cure us of the human overpopulation/infestation?

That should be obvious: stop having babies.