Fw: [FunkyDivers] Masih soal hiu - jawaban dari Green Peace [was] FW: List of endangered species of shark

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Theo A. Priatna

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Jun 5, 2005, 11:39:52 PM6/5/05
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Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 11:40 PM
Subject: [FunkyDivers] Masih soal hiu - jawaban dari Green Peace [was] FW: List of endangered species of shark

Temans,
[cross posting to funky divers & Scuba Diver Indonesia]

Menyambung diskusi kita mengenai hiu beberapa saat yg lalu, berikut ini saya
kirimkan penjelasan kawan saya yang bekerja utk Green Peace.

Sedikit tambahan dari saya atas diskusi kemarin; meskipun tidak semua hiu
masuk kategori red list, namun praktek shark fishing yg terjadi sekarang
tetap membahayakan seluruh jenis spesies hiu. Jika kita di restoran bisa
memilih antara king prawn or tiger prawn, atau bawal hitam or bawal putih,
tapi dalam kasus shark fin, any shark fin will do. Ini yg menyebabkan para
nelayan terus memburu hiu tanpa pandang bulu.

Semoga jawaban di bawah ini bisa membantu meningkatkan kesadaran kita akan
bahaya konsumsi sirip hiu.

PS: Utk mods funky diver dan SDI, karena beberapa waktu yg lalu kita juga
mendiskusikan masalah shark fin, maka sekalian saya cross-post informasi yg
sangat baik ini. Semoga berguna.

--yohan
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathalie Rey [mailto:nathal...@int.greenpeace.org]
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:31 PM
> To: yo...@yohanhandoyo.com
> Subject: Re: List of endangered species of shark
>
> Dear Yohan,
>
> Firstly, I am very sorry for not responding sooner to your
> email- but I wanted to set aside some time to respond to you
> thoroughly. Many thanks for your email, and I am very much
> appreciate and share your concern on the issue of shark fin
> consumption and the other threats that they are facing.
>
> Greenpeace does not have a specific shark campaign- although
> we have been actively involved in campaigning for the listing
> of a number of shark species- whales, basking and great white
> on Appendix II (regulates the international trade- ensuring
> that it is sustainable) of the UN Convention on the
> International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild flora and
> fauna. In our campaigns on the oceans we have been addressing
> the issues of sharks, whales, dolphins, fish stocks etc in
> the wider context of the deepening crisis of the oceans. What
> is happening to the sharks is sadly systematic and exemplary
> of what is going wrong in the oceans in general- overfishing,
> pollution, bycatch etc. (An estimated 50% of all sharks taken
> are caught unintentionally as bycatch in other fisheries).
>
> It is true that different species of sharks have different
> population statuses and have varying degrees of threats
> facing them. However, figures have been released that
> populations of top predators (including sharks), a key
> indication of ecosystem health, are disappearing at a
> frightening rate. 90% of all large fish have gone since 1950.
> This is a terrifying statistic- and yet warnings like this do
> not seem to move the fishing industry and consumers to make a
> real change in their practices.
>
> The practice of shark finning is hugely wasteful. To me it
> makes no sense to just slice the shark's fins off and then
> discard the carcass overboard. This is putting populations of
> the ocean's top predator under mounting pressure and even in
> danger of collapse. The demand for shark fins is an expensive
> delicacy - which has led to the growth of illegal fishing
> even in marine reserves where no fishing should be taking place.
> As long as there is a demand for this by consumers- these
> unscrupulous practices will continue. The irony is also that
> a live shark in the wild can be worth thousands  of dollars
> to the booming tourist trade in diving.
>
> Shark finning does not discriminate by species or by
> age/size. While species and stocks vary in abundance and
> distribution, those that are of greatest conservation concern
> and are the least widely distributed will continue to be
> taken as bycatch in fisheries for more abundant fish species
> and, as a result, could be driven to extremely low levels,
> and possibly to extinction.
>
> As you mention in your email, shark generally grow slowly,
> mature late (not until an age of 20-25 years for some
> species), have a relatively small number of young, and are
> long-lived (up to 70 years). The few young that each female
> produces in her life-time are born large after a long
> pregnancy, and have a high likelihood of surviving to
> adulthood -- under natural conditions. These biological
> characteristics make it very hard for many shark species to
> recover from the pressures of large-scale fishing.
>
> According to a report I read on the Wild Aid website- All
> recorded shark species, with the exception of makos, have
> declined by more than 50% in the past 8 to 15 years. Shark
> meat is inferior to most commercially-exploited fish  pecies,
> especially tuna, and the profits to be made from shark meat
> are much lower. Limited on-board storage space, combined with
> the increasing value of shark fin, makes more economically
> beneficial to throw the shark carcasses overboard.
>
> The prevalence of shark finning is serious enough for the UN
> Food and Agriculture Oranisation (FAO) to have made
> recommendations for ending it. Shark finning is contrary to
> the principles of the UN FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible
> Fisheries (Article 7.2.2(g)) and to the guiding principles
> and aims of the UN FAO International Plan for the
> Conservation and Management of Sharks.
>
> Also there is a real lack of information for us to get the
> true picture of the state of shark populations. It is
> impossible to establish how many sharks are finned annually
> (although some estimates are floating around), as few fishers
> admit to finning sharks. However, according to WildAid
> (www.wildaid.org), about 100 million sharks are killed every
> year in a trade which they liken to the scandal of the
> slaughter of elephants for their ivory.
>
> There is also a food security issue here- as for a number of
> poor fishing communities- sharks have been a core source of
> protein. The continued removal of sharks by industrial
> fishing will have serious repercussions for many other
> species (disruption of the ecosystem), which may ultimately
> disrupt fisheries with far greater economic value.
> We may only know the real implications of this before it is too late.
>
> In general- the wider threats to shark populations must be
> taken into account. And it is my opinion that the lack of
> abundance and decreasing populations of so many of these
> populations is so low that it is best to avoid consumption of
> sharks altogether (as you suggested). Given the lack of
> knowledge on a number of species I would not be comfortable
> to give you the names of any shark species which i felt were
> in good shape.
>
> If you visit this link there is a list of shark species and
> some data on their
> status.http://www.wildaid.org/PDF/reports/TheEndoftheLine(1).pdf
>
> Also- it is also a good idea to check out a good fish guide
> for your region which will help raise awareness on which fish
> populations are at threat and which we can consume without
> feeling guilty!
>
> If you need anymore information please do not hesitate in
> contacting me.
> Good luck with your further discussions of this issue with
> your colleagues.
>
> Btw, check out the IUCN red list website which gives the status of species
according to their defined criteria.
>
>Go to:
>
>http://www.redlist.org/search/search-basic.html
>
>and then type shark in the text book and it comes up with a long list of
species and the different statuses.
>
> Thanks and kind regards,
>
> Nathalie



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