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[amoreira]

Tuna, particularly the Bluefin species among others, is being overfished by factory boats. The Japanese are stockpiling Bluefin in hopes of cornering the market when it goes extinct. The Americans have been overfishers, as well as the Europeans. Canadians aren't so bad as the regulations are in place and the fisherment follow them. Populations are at 15% of pre-fishery levels as demand for Sushi is high. Recently there's been a push to put Bluefins on the CITES list. Canada has sided with Japan in opposing this. Shame.

I generally avoid eating seafood, but have lapses. I've sworn myself off of Sushi. I'd like to organize protests in front of restaurants known to serve shark fin soup.

Boycott the T Pot Bistro in Calgary. They serve shark fin soup.

[Funky_Fish14]

I am terribly opposed to fishing for sharks in this way.

I was at a Chinese restaurant in edmonton and noticed they had shark fin on the menu.... I've eaten a pretty solid variety of seafoods but it was something I never tried. The restaurant was pretty good so i figured it was worth a try. $30 for this dinky little bowl (like when you get 'wonton' soup in the really small bowls with one wonton), and it was not even very good (even though it had crab meat in it as well). Just no flavour, no p-zaz. (I LOVE all seafood, and this soup did nothing for me)

I never plan to order it again, I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I dont know why its so popular.

Now I have a question. Somewhere like a restaurant in edmonton... where would the get their shark fins? I realize 99% of shark-fin fishing is done illegally or the chop-and-dump method... which is absolutely terrible... but I imagine legal/normal fishing vessels around these parts must get the occasional shark by-catch... I supposed they might be inclined to harvest the whole animal for additional sales to the fish catch? Anybody know?

Cheers,

Chris