全球年殺3800萬條鯊魚

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【明報專訊】香港是全球最大的魚翅集散地，但一碗碗令人垂涎的魚翅背後，究竟有多少鯊魚犧牲﹖有英、美科學家利用香港的魚翅貿易數據，推算全球每年平均宰殺3800萬條鯊魚，共重170萬噸，較聯合國糧食及農業組織統計的39萬噸高出3倍多，意味人類一直低估鯊魚面臨的威脅。研究又發現，於太平洋生活的青鯊被過量捕殺，若情持續，青鯊將無以為繼。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& S5 t- m. H+ b( y; n5 i) N1 y3 u
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有關研究將於下月在國際科學期刊《Ecology Letters》發表，由美國夏威夷大學及英國帝國理工學院合作進行。研究人員蒐集香港於1999至2001年的11種魚翅進口數據後發現，香港進口魚翅的數量佔了全球約52％，每年平均進口4000至5000多噸魚翅。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ g) K+ w$ l* s/ e! p! ]: E- m

研究人員按入口魚翅的特徵如長度和濕重，透過電腦程式推算鯊魚的品種和數量。結果發現，香港魚翅進口數據背後，涉及每年捕殺2600萬至7300萬條鯊魚，每年平均數為3800萬條，共重約170萬噸。www2.tvboxnow.com( ?5 O; s2 K( U7 M+ O

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但聯合國糧食及農業組織(FAO)從各國蒐集的捕鯊數據顯示，每年只有約39萬噸鯊魚被殺，研究結果較官方數據高出3倍多。研究認為，兩者數據相差甚遠，可能與非法買賣及大量「要鰭不要身」的獵殺方式有關。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb t4 s4 r. B5 v

研究又指出，於太平洋聚居的青鯊(Blue Shark)正面臨過量捕殺的危機，因數據顯示每年約有1000萬條青鯊被殺，但過去有研究指出，如要青鯊群種可持續，每年只可捕殺約700萬至1200萬條。

世界自然(香港)基金會海洋保育主任朱炳盛表示，研究證實官方一直低估鯊魚的捕殺數量，對保育鯊魚有很大幫助。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 }' k, `* Z6 S5 N0 Z! w8 Q( O
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他說，聯合國糧食及農業組織曾要求各國自願提交鯊魚保育計劃，但現只有美國、台灣和澳洲等地區禁止漁民以「要鰭不要身」的方式獵殺鯊魚，令保育工作停滯不前。他呼籲，香港魚翅業界不要進口「要鰭不要身」的魚翅。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; g2 C$ \, ^7 T! @

香港魚翅行商會主席趙禎祥則表示，近年不少國家如澳洲和南美各國要求漁民捕捉整條鯊魚，業界已向原產地的漁民呼籲，不要捕捉體型細小的鯊魚，因細魚翅不值錢，同時可讓鯊魚長大繁殖。

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Can't just point finfger at Hong Kong.  Shark fin soup is a popular delicacy in Asia as a whole.  In fact, just Bangkok itself is full of restaurants specialized in gourmet shark fin soup.  Not to mention Singapore and Malaysia.  It is also an expansive item in Japan.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 w  |- s# Q6 S8 [; \6 L3 R

Well, I don't have particular love for sharks.  In fact, they scare me most of the time when I wind surf and skin dive.  Fishmen hate their guts coz many of them killed by sharks annually.  In fact, the fishmen in the Bahamas hate them so badly, as a revenge , they stuff sea urchuns in their throats so they die slowly in pain and argony.

Not to get religeous here, but there a saying that becaue they prey on the other species, God punishes sharks by making them sleepless.  A shark must continues to swin in order to get oxygen in their system to survive.  8 p  h( g* _+ Q0 A3 _0 H
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However, every life has its rights to live and die in dignity.  In the past, when fishermen accidently caught a shark in their net they would clip their fins--alive--and then let them back in the water.  This practice had been going on for decades until some animal rights group brought it to the world's attention.  It's quite common in the past to see longliners in Guam, Samoa, Taheiti, Hawaii ports had shark fins being wind dry on their deck.
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There are laws now that for every set of shark fin found in their hull, they must also have the cacass in their freezer.  If not, they will get a ticket and the penalty is quite costly.  In the US is, I think, you can get a $25,000 fine.  But in general, the penalty is mitigated down to about $5,000, US dollars, i.e.www2.tvboxnow.com; {7 g: ~# e( n+ S+ w) K$ y$ l. d
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Well, I guess it's fair that fishmen can continue to hunt shark as long as they keep everything in tact.  I'd definitely like to see the price of shark fin soup go down a bit.4 @2 `& c+ A) J+ c- T- m

So next time you go "gor dai hoi", go to Lung Kee and get a nice Chiken Shakfin Pot for dinner.  And of course, you can use that to gargle again when the Hengsang Indeex go up to 19,000 points.  Haha!

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