ShArk Finning BY
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Research Question Why is shark finning in Asia an urgent issue that must be immediately resolved?
WHAT IS SHARK FINNING?
Used 4%
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96%
source: hawkfishmedia.wordpress.com
Wasted
WHERE IS IT HAPPENING? .
145 SHARKSAVERS.ORG
WHY IS IT HAPPENING?
GLOBAL COMMONS unprotected
free for all
SUPPLY (suppliers)
DEMAND (CONSUMERS)
Extremely lucrative industry
$
140 million - 1.2 billion dollars a year Fins cost $400 per kilo Whale sharks and basking sharks can cost up to $20,000
A tradition since the Ming dynasty Shows status and wealth Frequently used in banquets, weddings and business meetings to demonstrate success and prosperity
SHARKS
37 million sharks are killed every year
3 sharks are killed every second
WHY ARE SHARKS IMPORTANT? Sharks keep the food web in balance
SHARK POPULATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 100
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0 1960
2010
• Sandbar Sharks 80-95% • Hammerhead Sharks 89% • Great White Sharks 79% • Tiger Sharks 40-65% • White Tip 99%
WHY DO WE NEED TO STOP IT?
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CRUEL AND INHUMANE PRACTICE A WASTE OF RESOURCES DISRUPTS THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM CAN BE SUBSTITUTED
SHARK FINNING IN INDONESIA
primary source: greenpeace taiwan
Have you eaten shark fin? 40%
No
Yes 60%
Other It was yummy
12%
It was a special event
24%
24%
6% 35% I didn’t know
My parents ordered it
BANDAR DJAKARTA
HOW CAN WE HELP?
Research Question Why is shark finning in Asia an urgent issue that must be immediately resolved?
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sharks.nhl.com
stopsharkfinning.net
enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ sharks
wwf.sg hsi.org/issues/shark_finning
dsc.discovery.com/tv/shark-week kidzone.ws/sharks
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