SINGAPORE: A global effort to save the sharks reached Singapore's shores on Tuesday.
For the first time, local celebrities and conservationists stood in unison at a public concert, SharkAid 2012, at Cathay Cineleisure.
The event is organised by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) and Shark Savers Singapore.
Singapore, which is the first stop of SharkAid, has one of the highest per capita consumers of shark fin soup.
It ranks second, behind Hong Kong, in the size of the trade in shark fins.
In a survey of 500 Singaporeans, half of the respondents who consume shark fin soup said they continue to consume the soup because the dish was placed in front of them and they didn't want to see the food wasted.
A carnival was also held to engage Singaporeans on the role of sharks in the marine ecosystem.
Jonn Lu, director at Shark Savers Singapore, said: "Singaporeans are foodies and we love our food. If we want our chilli crab, lobsters or stir fried prawns, it is in our selfish interest to save sharks because without sharks, all commercial fisheries are going to be affected."
SharkAid 2012 is part of the international Shark Savers movement with some 24,000 members in 99 countries.
- CNA/fa
It appears that foreigners and some locals are up in arms against one of our favourite dishes - a must-have dish for wedding dinner or grandmother's birthday dinner. Which local dish will be deemed harmful to the "conservationists" and banned next?
Bird nest soup? (for cruelty against baby swallows in the process of scraping out the bird nests)
Fish head curry? ( for cruelty against fish - lobbing off their heads - like cutting off the fins of the shark?)
Another "conservationists" group wants us not to use plastic bags for our shopping needs. They want some countries to keep their oil beneath their soil and kill the trees insteads.
What are these so-called "conservationists" getting us into? Human killing sharks for food is not OK, but sharks killing human is OK.
Why are forummers here disgusted with foreigners coming to our shore to earn an honest living but not up in arms against foreigners who impose their will against our local food and culture?
For the first time, local celebrities and conservationists stood in unison at a public concert, SharkAid 2012, at Cathay Cineleisure.
The event is organised by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) and Shark Savers Singapore.
Singapore, which is the first stop of SharkAid, has one of the highest per capita consumers of shark fin soup.
It ranks second, behind Hong Kong, in the size of the trade in shark fins.
In a survey of 500 Singaporeans, half of the respondents who consume shark fin soup said they continue to consume the soup because the dish was placed in front of them and they didn't want to see the food wasted.
A carnival was also held to engage Singaporeans on the role of sharks in the marine ecosystem.
Jonn Lu, director at Shark Savers Singapore, said: "Singaporeans are foodies and we love our food. If we want our chilli crab, lobsters or stir fried prawns, it is in our selfish interest to save sharks because without sharks, all commercial fisheries are going to be affected."
SharkAid 2012 is part of the international Shark Savers movement with some 24,000 members in 99 countries.
- CNA/fa
It appears that foreigners and some locals are up in arms against one of our favourite dishes - a must-have dish for wedding dinner or grandmother's birthday dinner. Which local dish will be deemed harmful to the "conservationists" and banned next?
Bird nest soup? (for cruelty against baby swallows in the process of scraping out the bird nests)
Fish head curry? ( for cruelty against fish - lobbing off their heads - like cutting off the fins of the shark?)
Another "conservationists" group wants us not to use plastic bags for our shopping needs. They want some countries to keep their oil beneath their soil and kill the trees insteads.
What are these so-called "conservationists" getting us into? Human killing sharks for food is not OK, but sharks killing human is OK.
Why are forummers here disgusted with foreigners coming to our shore to earn an honest living but not up in arms against foreigners who impose their will against our local food and culture?
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