Over 100 million sharks are slaughtered annually, at a rate of over 270, 000 per day.
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Panama City.– Agriculture Ministers of Central America and the Dominican Republic, agreed to ban the capture of
sharks for their fins and to encourage intra-regional commodity trade,
among other issues discussed in Panama.
There was consensus in the Central American
Agricultural Council (CAC) to approve the regional regulation of the
Organization of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector of the Central
American Isthmus (Ospesca) to avoid shark "finning" practice in the
countries from Central American Integration System (SICA).
Minister Salvador Jiménez extended Dominican Republic's application to join Ospesca regional agreements.
Mario Gonzalez Recinos, Ospesca regional director, said that "from
Belize to Panama, finning practice in the sea will be punished and
governments will take steps to establish sanctions."
Over 100 million sharks are slaughtered annually, at a rate of over 270,
000 per day, in an inhumane practice that implies throwing the animals back into the sea to die. This all to fuel the shark fin trade market for shark fin
soup, which is a delicacy in some Asian cultures.
The soup can
fetch up to several hundred U.S. dollars per bowl, and some fins can fetch
thousands of dollars depending on the rarity of the shark species as
well as fin age and type.
Written by: matador, 26 Nov 2011 10:23 AM
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
Bunch of animals,,, Humans have become a destruction machine for the world, God please come and clean this mess up.
Written by: matador, 26 Nov 2011 10:23 AM
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
Bunch of animals,,, Humans have become a destruction machine for the world, God please come and clean this mess up.
Written by: danny00, 26 Nov 2011 4:04 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
dr joins?
man its the wrong country to join its a country that the people kill anything and every thing that swims and moves.
s.......... have see members of the tribe catch sea birds and walk along the malecon holding these poor birds around their neck showing them off as some prize {before they take it home and cook and eat it}
sharks they keep every fish no matter how small it is and u can thow in some undersize lobster while your at it.
Written by: Perez, 26 Nov 2011 7:58 PM
From: Dominican Republic
If in DR they can't take care of its citizens, what makes you think they are going to do something against shark finning? Pfft!
Written by: RoyStone, 26 Nov 2011 9:53 PM
From: Australia
Chinese culture has lauded shark fins' alleged properties to boost sexual potency, enhance skin quality, increase one's qi or energy, prevent heart disease, and lower cholesterol.
Vitamin content of typical shark fin soup is much less than that of typical vegetable soup, containing almost no vitamin A. However, it contains slightly more iron, zinc, riboflavin, and phosphorus than normal vegetable soup.
There are apparently false claims that shark fins prevent cancer. No scientific proof supports these claims; at least one study has shown shark cartilage to be of no value in cancer treatment.
If consumed in extremely large quantities, shark fin soup may cause sterility in men due to mercury content. The FDA recommends pregnant women and young children avoid eating shark fins.
Written by: RoyStone, 26 Nov 2011 10:00 PM
From: Australia
So "Minister Salvador Jiménez extended Dominican Republic's application to join Ospesca regional agreements
Is this because he wants the Dominican Republic to contribute to environmentally responsible initiatives, or does he have a hidden agenda? I'm sorry, but I suspect the latter.
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
Written by: matador, 26 Nov 2011 10:23 AM
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
Bunch of animals,,, Humans have become a destruction machine for the world, God please come and clean this mess up.
hey bro last time I checked sharks are not nesseraly peacefull creatures of the sea , if you bleed when your out at sea, they smell the scent and go after you and eat you alive , so please cry me a river on the shark finning will ya.
Written by: RoyStone, 27 Nov 2011 4:22 PM
From: Australia
hellborn25,
The vast majority of shark species are harmless to humans. They also play a vital role in the ecology of the oceans. (If you are Dominican, look up the meaning of "ecology").
More people die from guns in a month in this tiny, insignificant country than every shark attack in the world, since the beginning of recorded history.
The main reason shark-fin soup is so popular and expensive, is because of the totally false belief that it can overcome male impotency - kinda like owning a gun?
Written by: jasfalon, 30 Nov 2011 8:29 AM
From: United States
Right! No laws are followed. Baby lobsters are still sold at all restaurants, including the ones used by the President and his wife. I watch fishermen in my town bring in "EVERYTHING" - turtles, shark fins, baby fish and lobsters, pregnant fish, anything they can grab. RD is right behind Haiti. Also, Generals sell rights to cut mahogany, take sand from beaches, like Las Canas, etc., etc. Check out where the septic pumping from a private company in Cabarete is dumping the sewage. RD is becoming the new Haiti.
Written by: RoyStone, 30 Nov 2011 9:00 AM
From: Australia
Hispanola is a Christian island.
The Bible says nothing about preservation of the environment. On the contrary. God made the biosphere for us to overpopulate and plunder at will.
God is Great. Amen.
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
The vast majority of shark species are harmless to humans. They also play a vital role in the ecology of the oceans. (If you are Dominican, look up the meaning of "ecology").
More people die from guns in a month in this tiny, insignificant country than every shark attack in the world, since the beginning of recorded history.
The main reason shark-fin soup is so popular and expensive, is because of the totally false belief that it can overcome male impotency - kinda like owning a gun?
roy stone if you ever ran the world , you would have sex education at the age of 8, I bet you would banned all guns, and you would have same sex marriage made to be a holiday. your neo liberal approach to the world is perfect for self destruction and death to humans.
Written by: RoyStone, 4 Dec 2011 12:23 PM
From: Australia
hellborn25,
Thank you for the education - I have now abandoned my neo liberal ways and now propose:
1) Girls will now not have sex education until they are 18 and already have at least 2 bastards they can't afford.
2) As guns give life rather than extinguish it, everyone will be issued with one, complete with ammunition.
3) Homosexuality will be punished by death, (as it is in your Utopia, Iran) carried out on an new annual holiday - the Gay-Bash Carnival.
Will you be a candidate for the next election? I'd like to campaign for you!
God is Great
Amen
Written by: RoyStone, 4 Dec 2011 12:28 PM
From: Australia
hellborn25,
By the way, if you are worried about your ass-bleeds attracting sharks, maybe get your boyfriend to use Vasaline?
I know you're finding Viagra too expense, but I read that Shark-Fin Soup is already more expensive, even without the ban.
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man its the wrong country to join its a country that the people kill anything and every thing that swims and moves.
s.......... have see members of the tribe catch sea birds and walk along the malecon holding these poor birds around their neck showing them off as some prize {before they take it home and cook and eat it}
sharks they keep every fish no matter how small it is and u can thow in some undersize lobster while your at it.
Vitamin content of typical shark fin soup is much less than that of typical vegetable soup, containing almost no vitamin A. However, it contains slightly more iron, zinc, riboflavin, and phosphorus than normal vegetable soup.
There are apparently false claims that shark fins prevent cancer. No scientific proof supports these claims; at least one study has shown shark cartilage to be of no value in cancer treatment.
If consumed in extremely large quantities, shark fin soup may cause sterility in men due to mercury content. The FDA recommends pregnant women and young children avoid eating shark fins.
Is this because he wants the Dominican Republic to contribute to environmentally responsible initiatives, or does he have a hidden agenda? I'm sorry, but I suspect the latter.
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
Bunch of animals,,, Humans have become a destruction machine for the world, God please come and clean this mess up.
hey bro last time I checked sharks are not nesseraly peacefull creatures of the sea , if you bleed when your out at sea, they smell the scent and go after you and eat you alive , so please cry me a river on the shark finning will ya.
The vast majority of shark species are harmless to humans. They also play a vital role in the ecology of the oceans. (If you are Dominican, look up the meaning of "ecology").
More people die from guns in a month in this tiny, insignificant country than every shark attack in the world, since the beginning of recorded history.
The main reason shark-fin soup is so popular and expensive, is because of the totally false belief that it can overcome male impotency - kinda like owning a gun?
The Bible says nothing about preservation of the environment. On the contrary. God made the biosphere for us to overpopulate and plunder at will.
God is Great. Amen.
More people die from guns in a month in this tiny, insignificant country than every shark attack in the world, since the beginning of recorded history.
The main reason shark-fin soup is so popular and expensive, is because of the totally false belief that it can overcome male impotency - kinda like owning a gun?
roy stone if you ever ran the world , you would have sex education at the age of 8, I bet you would banned all guns, and you would have same sex marriage made to be a holiday. your neo liberal approach to the world is perfect for self destruction and death to humans.
Thank you for the education - I have now abandoned my neo liberal ways and now propose:
1) Girls will now not have sex education until they are 18 and already have at least 2 bastards they can't afford.
2) As guns give life rather than extinguish it, everyone will be issued with one, complete with ammunition.
3) Homosexuality will be punished by death, (as it is in your Utopia, Iran) carried out on an new annual holiday - the Gay-Bash Carnival.
Will you be a candidate for the next election? I'd like to campaign for you!
God is Great
Amen
By the way, if you are worried about your ass-bleeds attracting sharks, maybe get your boyfriend to use Vasaline?
I know you're finding Viagra too expense, but I read that Shark-Fin Soup is already more expensive, even without the ban.