Shark Finning Speech

Shark finning is the practice whereby the fins of the sharks are sliced off and their remaining bodies are then thrown back to the ocean where the sharks would experience a slow agonising death; either the sharks would starve to death or would be slowly eaten by other predators. Millions of sharks are killed each year for their fins, which is only 5% of their whole body weight. These fins would then be transported globally just to satisfy the demand of the shark fin soup. As of late, there is an increase in the number of species listed by The World Conservation Union (IUCN) as endangered. ("Shark Education – Shark Finning Facts")

Their existence dates back to even before the conditions on earth were almost uninhabitable whereby there was lack of oxygen in the last millions years. This amazing feat is however overlooked by people and people tend to not value their existence. People are increasingly influenced to be more terrified and afraid of sharks and the media largely contributes to this propaganda. People are easily influenced by sharks since sharks are one of the most terrifying creatures to date. The film, “Jaws”, especially, has altered people’s view on sharks and sees them as the real monsters that still exist in the world. People tend to see no benefits in saving sharks since they are seen as monsters, so as humans, people kill sharks before the sharks kill them. (“Shark Trust – Shark

One of the reason for this reluctance is the profit they gain. They are willing to do anything to save their business. Most international government organizations are far keener in saving other animals, such as wildlife animals instead of sharks from finning. International government organizations should start taking the initiative to stop further poaching of sharks by actually make rules over the catch limit. This initiative should be considered by all governments as soon as possible in the hopes of saving the endangered sharks. Otherwise, without sharks, the ocean biological system will be unbalanced, thus affecting the entire food chain. If the populations of planktons or other small creatures increase, consequences will follow. The control and management of the oceans will be tougher if the population of small fishes were to greatly increase. The outbreak of diseases in the ocean will be induced and this may spread to rivers and lakes which will ultimately affect us since our drinking water would become