| Whale Shark tragedy |
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| Marine Species Protection - Background | |
| Wednesday, 25 June 2008 00:25 | |
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The killing of two Whale Sharks in June 2008 should never have happened. This tragic event has highlighted the lack of protection for marine species in Hong Kong waters. Did you know that marine fish and marine invertebrates are specifically EXCLUDED from protection under Hong Kong legislation. This has to change.
 Slaughtered whale shark, Hainan. Is this what we want in Hong Kong? Photo : Charles Frew, Asiatic Marine
The Hong Kong government is been tight lipped on this serious issue. We need action and help from the whole community to make some real change. Â
Living Seas Hong Kong needs your support on this cause.  We kindly ask that letters be written to the Chief Executive, EPD, AFCD, to your local district councilors, phone into radio shows, talk to the media. Do whatever you think is necessary but let’s do it now before we have another tragedy on our hands.
Living Seas Hong Kong will be posting our plans and progress on this webpage. Please tell us your thoughts and tell us your plans and successes via the comment section below. By working together we can achieve real change.
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Dear Sir,
One can only express outrage and disappointment in the recent decision last month in Doha at the rejection by China, Japan and Russia not to put 8 species of Shark on the endangered species list or regulate tuna fishing.
Last week I read up an old National Geographic Magazine dated April 2007 outlining the plight of the oceans stating that 40 million sharks were killed annually for their fins in contrast to last months CITIES conference were they were quoting 72 million barely some 3 years later, although countries like China argue that the trade helps developing nations. I have had the onus of witnessing the methods implemented by the Chinese fisheries as I grew up on Vanuatu, a country in the South Pacific.Firstly in 2006 their was local Ni-Vanuatu opposition of Chinese fisheries due to the fact that very few jobs go to locals.The Chinese fisheries bring in everyone including cooks , fishermen , boatmen, and even their own carpenters to build the factory.However in 200...