[Sustain] Fwd: Vote on shark question in Chronicle online poll

[Eric Brooks]

Ok, I see.

Maybe, but that might complicate it and make it harder to pass.

Eric B

On 3/9/2011 3:48 PM, Richard Knee wrote:
> I am not arguing against banning sharkfin soup and taking other 
> measures to protect sharks. I'm saying the legislation should be made 
> more expansive.
>
> Best,
> Rick
>
>
> On 3/9/2011 2:55 PM, Eric Brooks wrote:
>> Not exactly. All ocean life is indeed in danger, but shark are in a 
>> particularly precarious state, and also occupy a particularly crucial 
>> role as top predators, without which entire ocean ecosystems begin to 
>> fail. This inordinately threatens all ocean species.
>>
>> The other important factor in all of this is that eating shark fin 
>> soup is like wearing fur. It is totally unnecessary and extremely 
>> wasteful because once the valuable fins are taken, most of the shark 
>> are thrown back into the ocean to die.
>>
>> So the shark fin situation is a serious crisis that needs to be ended 
>> immediately.
>>
>> Protecting shark in the ocean is similar to protecting returning 
>> wolves in the Rockies. It is absolutely vital to entire bioregions.
>>
>> And no one would say that since other mammals are threatened we 
>> shouldn't engage immediate special protections for wolves ;)
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Eric B
>>
>> On 3/9/2011 2:37 PM, Richard Knee wrote:
>>> Equal protection is needed for other fish. If sharkfin soup is 
>>> banned, another type(s) of fish could fall victim to that supply chain.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/9/2011 1:31 PM, Eric Brooks wrote:
>>>> mksage at gmail.com <mailto:mksage at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Please vote to "BAN SHARK FIN SOUP" in the online pole that the San 
>>>> Francisco Chronicle is holding.  Go to
>>>> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/09/MNBB1I6GV4.DTL 
>>>> <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/09/MNBB1I6GV4.DTL> 
>>>>
>>>> and look down the left side of the article for "THE QUESTION -- 
>>>> Census finds only 219 great white sharks off coast"
>>>> Click the button labeled "Ban shark fin soup" and then click the 
>>>> "VOTE" button.
>>>> -- Mike
>>
>>
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