Finning in European Waters

[B]

Either I have lived a sheltered ignorant life but I always associated the awful practice of finning of sharks to the tropics but was completely shocked to the core to find out at LIDS that this is also done by Spanish and Portugese fishermen in our very own waters...

Am I the only one disgusted by this practice?? What can be done, because it is well out of order.. as a shark fanatic it makes me furious, as a diver who appreciates the environment and know how delicate the ecosystem is it makes me bl...dy mad!!!

[Scrumbag]

Well as divers there of course is the inspired plan of swimming under the boats and taking the corks out...

But seriously this practice is deplorable and should be stopped. If they are fishing on British quotas I think they are subject to British Law though I would have to check. (Have a law student friend who specialises in Maritime Law and she's kindly agreed to help). The big bug is catching them and proof. Besides writing to your MP and MEP there's little else apart from vigilence if your dive boat happens to see it.

I've got no problems with fishing for sharks in a sustainable manner but if the shark is going to be killed surely it's ownly ethical to use a goodly proportion of it. Shark steak really isn't tht bad.

Mike

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by The Prices

but was completely shocked to the core to find out at LIDS that this is also done by Spanish and Portugese fishermen in our very own waters...

Oh and don't leave out the Cornish fisherman who and I think it was last year caught and finned over 100 portbeagle sharks in one outing.

[B]

I think those fishermen who do this sort of practice should be named and shamed, they should not be part of this society as far as I am concerned. Controversial opinion I know, but there is nothing to gain from this practice apart from lining your own pockets... disgraceful....

[Fiona]

He was link is here, blimey turns out it was in 2003. Where have the years gone.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3253752.stm

[resting rifleman]

and those referred to by the bbc were sold as food. not "finned" !

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by resting rifleman

and those referred to by the bbc were sold as food. not "finned" !

Yes OK Mike but lets not get into this again.

finning, catching makes no difference to me - result one or 100 dead sharks

[resting rifleman]

ok.

[Chriz]

Never mind the sharks, what about the mackerel?

Chris/z

[shark_safari_rob]

Shark finning is illegal - anywhere in the world - and if anyone hears of practices such as this in UK waters then the Shark Trust should be notified - they will follow up the report with the authorities.

shark trust, shark conservation, great white shark, adopt a shark

let's name and shame anyone involved in these barbaric and cruel practices

Rob