Save the Sharks, Save the World.
As the demand for shark fin products surges ahead, around 100 million sharks are slaughtered every year. This cruel and unreasonable massacre is pushing the great fish to the very edge of extinction; threatening to empty our oceans and destroy marine ecosystems.
It begins with a single individual. Make the conviction today and join ASIAN Geographic’s online pledge to stop eating shark fin soup; help spread the word on this very urgent and real cause.
>> View the online pledges
Did You Know?
- Fatal shark attacks average at a dozen or less worldwide, each year
- Humans are not part of a shark’s regular diet – most human attacks are cases of mistaken identity
- In comparison, research indicates that humans kill around 100 million sharks each year. That’s roughly 11,000 sharks every hour, around the clock.
- Every year, 1.7 million tonnes of shark flesh is harvested for human consumption.
- The high levels of mercury in shark fin products can cause serious damage to your health.
How to Help?
Don’t buy into the “since it’s already been killed, cooked and paid for, it’d be a pity to waste it” mentality. It is a vicious, never-ending cycle that must be stopped at some point. Picture this – if wedding dinner guests consistently and unanimously refused their shark fin soup, odds are the next happy couple to walk down the aisle won’t order it again for fear of the boycott. Try it. Make your stand now.
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