on average‚ 10 people are killed by sharks‚ yet every second 3 sharks are killed by humans. II. Thesis: Sharks are a vital part of our ecosystem‚ and killing them disrupts the delicate balance of the ocean. III. Credibility statement: For most of my life I have been a shark enthusiast so shark finning is an issue I stay very informed on through various academic sources. IV. Purpose statement: I am going to explain to you today why we need to keep sharks in the ocean and out of the soup.
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Shark finning speech Hi‚ I’m here to talk to you about why you should support project aware and it’s foundation to stop shark finning and why we should keep sharks in our ocean not in our soup! You might be thinking‚ why should I support this cause to help sharks which are dangerous and kill people. Yet think about this on average each year 10 people are killed by sharks‚ yet every second 3 sharks are killed by humans. without sharks we would not have many of our vital species of fish for us
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Who is involved in shark finning‚ and where? Finning occurs worldwide and is most common in high seas fisheries‚ hundreds of miles out to sea. Oceanic fishing fleets target valuable fish such as tuna‚ using thousands of baited hooks on miles of long-line‚ and freezing their catch onboard. Unfortunately‚ long-liners often catch several times as many sharks than they do tuna. Until relatively recently‚ this shark ’bycatch’ was considered a nuisance‚ and sharks were cut loose and allowed to swim away
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on shark finning Issues surrounding shark finning can never be over analysed. At first glance shark finning may seem unenchanting‚ however its study is a necessity for any one wishing to intellectually advance beyond their childhood. While it has been acknowledged that it has an important part to play in the development of man‚ spasmodically it returns to create a new passion amongst those who study its history. It is an unfortunate consequence of our civilizations history that shark finning is
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Shark Finning It wouldn’t be news if I told you our planet has its environmental problems. We’re making some progress in controlling what we put into the air‚ put into our landfills and even put into our oceans. But we’re not paying enough attention to what we are taking out of our oceans – sharks – and they’re being killed at the rate of up to 73 million per year. That number refers to the number being killed only for their fins and almost entirely to make shark fin soup. You may not really care
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24‚ 2013 Shark Finning is Inhumane Every year millions of sharks die a slow and immoral death from fishermen stripping them of their fins. These fish are taken out of the ocean and then stripped of their fins where their carcasses are then thrown back into the sea to either starve to death‚ be eaten by other predators‚ or drown because of the lack of constant movement their gills cannot extract oxygen from the water which is not only cruel but unorthodox. With that said shark finning should be
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Shark finning has always been a problem. In the year of 2000‚ President Bill Clinton passed the Shark Finning Prohibition Act. The proposal prohibit any person under U.S. jurisdiction from engaging in the finning of sharks‚ possessing shark fins aboard a fishing vessel without the corresponding carcass‚ and landing shark fins without the corresponding carcass (National Marine Fisheries Service). Despite the law being enacted since 2000‚ it hasn’t produce much positive effects. Up until today‚ United
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Shark finning is the inhumane practice‚ carried out by those of the Japanese culture in order to make a delicacy known as shark fin soup. When a shark is being finned the shark is still fully alert and alive as the fishermen cuts off each of the fins. When the fishermen are done cutting off the sharks fin’s they then throw the torso of the shark back into the ocean‚ where the shark will then drown due to not being able to swim. Shark finning is illegal‚ inhumane‚ and must be stopped in order to insure
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Over seventy-three million sharks are killed a year due to shark finning. Shark finning is the process of removing shark fins at sea and discarding the shark’s body into the ocean while they are still alive. Sharks are a vital component of the ecosystem where shark finning threatens the stability of the food chain. Shark finning is diminishing not only the sharks‚ but the quality to sustain life among the bodies of water. Putting sharks to their death is inhumane by severely disrupting or unbalancing
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popular belief‚ sharks do not commonly attack humans‚ but humans commonly attack sharks. People all around the world remove shark fins and leave the shark to die. This not only damages shark populations‚ but it also damages the economy and deprives many of much needed food. There are laws in place to regulate shark finning‚ but unfortunately‚ not everyone abides by the law. Some may argue that killing “vicious” animals is not something to be thought about twice‚ but shark finning is an inhumane and
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