Shark fin soup
I was talking to a friend of mine this weekend who went to a wedding in New York City that served Shark Fin soup.
She understands that it’s not conscious toward the sharks, but she says the Asian culture has been eating shark fin soup as a delicacy for so long, that it’s hard to change.
It’s not only wrong to take the fins off a shark but to toss the shark back into the ocean so that it dies when it tries to swim without fins is a calamity. The sharks are left motionless and unable to acquire oxygen necessary for movement.
What’s worse is that they are sold for so much, have no flavor, and may be hazardous to your health because of the mercury they contain.
Shark populations have decreased by 80% since the 1970s due to overfishing, according to the Ocean Conservancy.
Please visit the Ocean Conservancy. to find out how you can help. It’s worth it. I’d like to see a shark, living in the ocean, undisturbed, even if it is a huge predator to other marine life. We are its biggest predator. It’s not fair.
Weeks after Coastal Cleanup…FAIL
I was enraged while walking by the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz a couple of days ago. Why are there plastic bottles and bags floating on the river? Didn’t we clean this up a few weeks ago? Are people this inconsiderate?
Maybe we need to have big signs near beaches and rivers telling people how harmful it is for sea life and fresh water life when they dump things inconsiderately. Something like “When you dump trash in this river, you will poison or choke the animals in this area.” Maybe we should also have some other signs that read “The more plastic you acquire and dump, the more you have contributed to waste and pollution.”
There is way too much information on the internet for people to continue being ignorant about the way they dump waste. It is hard to change your habits, but everyone can change.
One thing that gets dumped ALOT are cigarette butts. Cigarette butts are found all over the place, I remember picking up a bunch while doing the Coastal Cleanup in September. Cigarette butts are not bio-degradeable. They pollute the soil, and the pollutants may leech into the river below, thereby contaminating the water so many animals live in. Ignorance regarding the effects of waste should not be taken lightly.
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