Do you eat sharks fin?

Yes, this post is about sharks, so whats up with the cute ass pig picture right?

Lets talk facts here alright, lets just say that more people are kills by pigs each year (40 in the US and Canada alone) compared to only 8 - 12 who are killed through a shark attack.

SHARK FACTS

• More people are killed globally each year by:
  — pigs (40 in the US and Canada alone) or by 
  — Pet dogs (31 deaths per year in the U.S. alone) or by
  — falling coconuts (150 people) or by
  — even vending machines (13 die in US when vending machines crush them) 
  — by comparison sharks attacks kill (8-12) people globally

• Sharks attack around 50 people each year worldwide, causing perhaps 8-12 fatalities, according to data compiled in the International Shark Attack File (ISAF). To put that into context; Each year billions of people bathe, swim, dive or surf in the ocean, and only around fifty are harmed. So, in truth, if you swam in the ocean every day, you still aren’t likely to get attacked by a shark in your lifetime.

• Of the 460 different kinds of shark in the world, only three occasionally attack humans, most feed on shellfish and small fish.

• Almost any shark 1.8 m or longer is a potential danger, but three species have been identified repeatedly in attacks: the Great white shark, Tiger shark, and Bull shark. All three are found worldwide, reach large sizes and eat large prey such as marine mammals or sea turtles.

• More attacks on swimmers, free divers, scuba divers, surfers and boats have been reported by the great white shark than by any other species. However, some 80% of all shark attacks occur in the tropics (and subtropics), where other shark species dominate and Great white sharks are relatively rare.

• Humans kill up to a hundred million sharks every year through fishing activities.

(Inspired and information by : http://animalworld.tumblr.com/)

What about Shark Fins?

• Shark Finning is the removal and retention of shark fins. Shark is most often still alive when it is tossed back into the water. Unable to swim, the shark sinks to the depth of the ocean where it is eaten alive by other fish.
• Sharks are taken regardless of age, size or species
• Extinction! DUH!
• Shark finning is unmanaged, and under no control. (WHY?)
• Shark finning has increased over the past decade due to the increasing demand for shark fins (SOUP), and improved fishing technology.
• One pound of dried shark fin can retail for $300 or more. It's a multi-billion dollar industry.

Just estimate the amount of sharks killed in this picture. One shark, One fin.

One life...

For YOUR one bowl of soup

(Inspired and information by : http://www.sharkwater.com/education.htm)

When the buying stops, the killing will too.