i have not seen one video showing the use of any other part of than the fin. if it is indeed so often, why not more video evidence?
why are there countless examples of fin&toss as the norm not the exception?
instead of talking shit and making a poor attempt to make political connections put up some of this "sustainable" shark finning you speak of. :you_rock:

Well, i guess no one knows better than me in BWE about Hong Kong and shark fin soup, i myself born in HK and grew up there until 13 years old and came to LA.

When i was kid, i had shark fin soup quiet often, maybe twice a year, usually when wedding banquet, or family member birthday dinners, but other than that, we usually don't eat shark fin soup, but really, back then no one really think about how or who killed the shark, it just a soup, no different with chicken or beef soup, is expensive because is shark.

Not until recent years, media start to bringing up this issue, internet is easy to access worldwide, then i started to know how shark was killed, and how much money people made for these shark fin.

Anyway, a lot of Chinese ppl in HK or China, starting to notice the issue, and their media also talked about it, some big Chinese restaurant also stop selling shark fin soup, the only way to stop this is to education people, a lot of people just don't know the truth story about shark fin soup, most of them stop eating shark fin soup once they found out the true story behind it, including myself, and the ones that do the catching usually occur in South American or Africa, they basically just do it because of money.

So :the_finger:if you hate me because i am Chinese or i am from HK, i haven't eat shark fin soup for many years, and i never will again...:D

Take it easy there tiger...remember it's those damn asians were talking about here...they waste nothing! I'm sure the head and eyeballs make good soup too! And I'm sure shark meat is a good substitue for viagra...

Amen on that ! Just like everybody else who has an agenda....Gun control.

Hahaha! Love that analogy. A Florida fisherman's not going to worry about shark populations (even if you are a newbie). I'm suprised you haven't sent us a video yet...bull shark towing around a P.A. in shallow, crystal blue water...it's coming.

just wanted to say - I'M FROM HONG KONG TOO! 852 REPRESENT! I grew up there and moved to LA when I was 18. :D

my parents used to force me to eat random stuff like chicken feet, oxtongue grossness, snake-wine??!?! weird shit (by US standards, at least) but shark fin soup wasn't as gross as most. haha. ok, end of my thread hijack. i miss hk now. :(

brother.... it's not just those damn fill in the blank it's what cannot be controlled/patrolled/sustained/....in them dem int'l waters.
look into longlineing, shark finning, aquarium exotic spe....you get the picture....it's up to us environmetalists...ooops i meant fishers/hunters/landkeepers and protectors of the gamelands we ALL wish to feed from.

it would kind of seem that "greenies" who wish to preserve the envoriment and those that seek it's bounty would read the same pages, yet not only a separate book they read, but a separate library they visit.

Redeye, the greenies you speak of now only want to preserve the wildlife for itself. They dont believe we are part of the natural food chain. The reason you only see dramatic footage is because that is what sells, and sells their causes to corporate backing. I know that I would not really be interested in watching a shark processing video (unless I was getting ready to process my own).

The big issue here was the complete waste of a resource when only a little part (fins) are used. If a group of people want to eat shark, let them. As long as this is not an endangered species. If they want to eat German shepards, I'll help them season it.

As soon as you start distinguishing your "choice" of which animals are OK to eat and which are not you put your self into a very difficult argument. Take the 1billion Indians (Asia) who think that cows should not be eaten. Wanna talk about choices.......try selling horse sausage in California(by the way it's delicious)


To the idiots that waste resources, anywhere in the world, Get a stinking clue!

And we wonder why sharks attack people...:rolleyes:

i suppose there is some dramatization on part of the "greenies"...but from my perspective the environment is an issue many sides can come together on: whether it's cause you enjoy pristine trails and streams to hike and fish or clean oceans to surf or hunt we have to make sure these resources are around for generations to come.

pm if ever in the area and wanna discuss more/toss line/ grab a cold one...first rounds on me! :cheers1:

the problem clearly is..... they arent on ice. so they arent as fresh as can be.