This Saturday is the last day of the Year of the Dragon, and Chinese families  will be gathering to celebrate the onset of the coming year. Along with lots of good food, many families will eat shark fin soup, without being aware that shark fin consumption is the leading cause in the decline of our shark populations.

According to the I
nternational Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, the number of threatened shark species has increased 12 fold in 15 years. Because sharks are important in maintaining the balance between many marine species, their disappearance can create unpredictable consequences to the marine ecosystem. 

Sharks
are struggling to live. We can help them by saying "I'm FINished with FINS." Let's welcome the Year of the Snake without shark fin!

恭喜发财!不经不觉一年又过去了,星期六已经是龙年的最后一天。家家户户都会聚首一堂大吃一餐,以庆祝新春将至,这些喜庆时刻很多时候少不了鱼翅。虽然很多人都有吃过鱼翅,可是大部份都不知道食用鱼翅,其实是导致鲨鱼数量急剧下降的主要原因。

 

根据<世界自然保护联盟的红色名录>,生存受威胁的鲨鱼及鯆鱼数量于短短十五年间急升了十二倍。因为永无止境的市场需求,很多鲨鱼品种都己经被过度捕捞。由于鲨鱼一直担当着平衡海洋生态这个角色,维持各个海洋物种之间的平衡,它们的消失将会带来不能预计的恶果,人类以及我们的后代都不能独善其身。

 

很多鲨鱼现时正挣扎求存,我们应该伸出援手,由今天起拒绝食用鱼翅。就让我们一同将春节的祝福传递到海洋,一同拒翅迎蛇年!