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Watch Sharkwater to better understand finning.
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Do not consume shark’s fin soup.

 

Exclude shark’s fins from your wedding menu. Inform and encourage couples you know to do the same.

 

Dissuade people from the consumption or purchase of shark products.Do note: Different standpoints are better catered to the different generations. An older person like my mum for example, would be more receptive to health threats (see below figure, or click the link for more information). Younger generations would heed ethical, moralistic or scientific-based arguments.

A US Environmental Protection Agency study indicates that shark, on average, contains the highest levels of mercury among all fish species analyzed. USEPA (1997) Mercury Study: Report to Congress

 

Suggest alternate dishes: farmed abalone, fake fins if you must.

 

Take the anti-shark fin pledge: 

I took mine here: http://www.sharksavers.org/en/what-you-can-do/take-the-pledge.html

 

Make a donation/ adopt a shark to support shark conservation. I adopted a Whale Shark!
(Disclaimer: I do not claim affiliation to WWF.)

          
Click the shark’s picture to take you to its adoption page!

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