Vegetarian Star

Sharkwater

Sharkwater, a documentary about the practice of finning, recently premiered in Hong Kong. The film follows the journeys of director Rob Stewart, as he fights poachers and reaches out to others in the activist community like Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd Conservation. The DVD release of the film is also available in the U.S.

During finning, a shark’s fins are cut off while it is still alive, and the shark is thrown back into the ocean to die. Hawaii has recently become the first state in the U.S. to ban this “delicacy” which is often made in the form of soup.

“If people knew what was going on – that their consumption of this delicacy was causing the demise of one of the oldest, most important predators the planet has, and that this is going to mean a big problem for people; I hope they would make more effective decisions, and the demand for shark fin would decline,” director Stewart said.

Maybe the problem isn’t that people aren’t aware of the cruelty of the industry. Either they don’t care, or are too blinded by “tradition.”

After Hawaii issued its ban, one restaurant owner commented that “decent Chinese restaurants” serve shark fin and it would be missed.

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