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Old 01-07-2013, 11:49 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by Jimmyz123 View Post
Have you seen the videos on how they gather the fins? Normally they catch the sharks, cut the fins of, and then dump the rest of the shark in the ocean. I have seen this a few times. If the entire shark was being used, I don't think there would be an issue, but that's not the case.

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO7hvOtYnck
This does occur. But often times they do use the WHOLE shark.

Videos like these are made to serve one purpose. They aim to sway public opinion by highlighting atrocities. Mentioning that they also harvest whole sharks wouldn't have helped pass the legislation to make shark fins illegal....
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