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Demand for shark fin soup is the primary driver of shark over-fishing. You can help stop it!
Don't eat shark fin soupObviously, the place to start is to just not have any shark fin soup. Don't order shark products of any kind if it's on the menu in a restaurant. If you are at a wedding or business banquet that is serving shark fin soup, politely decline. Don't patronize restaurants that serve shark or shark fin soup. And, explain why you are doing so. Don't serve shark fin soup at your weddingIf it is common in your culture to serve shark fin soup at your wedding, you can make a bold and positive statement by not serving the soup. We can design cards to include with your invitation and to provide at the banquet tables stating that you will not be serving shark fin soup. Encourage restaurants to not serve shark fin soupWant to take it a step further? If you would like to try to convince restaurant owners to not serve the soup, we recommend that you do so respectfully. Restaurants are within their legal right to serve the soup and may feel that they are meeting the desires of their customers. They likely do not know that shark fin soup has hazardous mercury, or that sharks are in serious trouble because of soup consumption. You can help educate them.
Organize a shark fin soup campaign in your communityWe will utilize our mailing list to see if there are others in your area who would like to work with you. We can develop materials, such as advertising, and other support. We have developed additional guidelines for this campaign, which we will provide to you. If you are interested in pursuing this, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Make presentations to Asian community groups and clubsAsk for 10 or 15 minutes at a regular meeting of church and temple groups and cultural organizations within the Asian community, and college clubs for Asian and Asian-American students. Give a very short presentation on the hazards of shark fin soup, answer questions, and leave handouts. We can prepare this presentation for or with you. Add your ideas and experiences, below, to make this program more effective.Please use the comment section to suggest improvements or talk about what you have been able to do in your community, or if you prefer, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it us. Comments (7)
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Brochure will be available this week As part of the campaign we developed with WildAid for China, we created a web site and a series of downloadable, printable materials. A brochure is included. All of this is available in Chinese and English. In China, the web site will be on WildAid's site. We will integrate that site into Shark Savers site for North America and the rest of the world. The campaign will launch on December 19th. We'll issue an announcement. |
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Sean
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Needed: Traditional Chinese version of brochure on shark fin soup. I live in an Chinese/Asian area in Los Angeles. I would like to spread the word. However, a brochure needs to be created that is in English and Traditional Chinese for this area. It needs both languages allowing one brochure to meet both needs in the community. Maybe someone who reads this can help? |
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Brittany
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What if... what if u r a kid and can not do some of these things 2 help but want 2????  |
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Lydia Chung
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NESS: contact me! Hi Ness, Please email me at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it I'd love to talk more with you. I'm now officially part of a group right here in Vancouver! We're having our official launch party this Thur, Nov 19 at Wild Rice. Check out our site which has info about our launch: http://www.sharktruth.com/ and please please please feel free to contact me! Hugs* Lyd |
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Ness G.
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Shark fin movement - Vancouver Lydia, I was excited to see your post. I, too, am a Vancouver resident and appalled by shark finning. I have been thinking that the Olympics would make an excellent global forum to discourage the use of shark fin and shark related products, especially since it coincides with the Chinese New Year (and if I'm not mistaken, this is a time when a larger amount of shark fin is consumed due to the celebrations). I really don't know what I'm doing yet, I've been writing several emails and doing a bit of research, but if you'd be at all interested in collaberating, please respond. |
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Nadia Khan
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... How does one start a facebook cause page? I would love your help with preparing a presentation! thanks |
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Lydia Chung
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My idea to stop shark fin soup consumption in my community I am starting a Facebook cause page and your organization is going to be my beneficiary. I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada – one of the places with the most Chinese immigrants, which also means a huge amount of Chinese restaurants that serve shark fin. I am starting a cause (profits to go to you) to get people to pledge 2 simple things: 1) not to consume shark products anywhere (at home, restaurants) and of any kind (fin, meat, pill form) 2) not to dine at restaurants with shark on the menu (boycott). I am hoping with these 2 simple pledges people will start to make a difference. I am sure it will as Vancouver has so many Chinese/Asians. If we all play our part, then change will occur. I am hoping that I will be able to use the materials offered on Shark Safe Network to contact restaurants and get them to take shark off the menu. Today’s my first day so I have a long way to go, but I believe I can do it. I am also planning to hold parties where people can become educated through video and discussion. I plan to collect pledges from people (and of course I myself will make pledges) such as purposely not serving shark fin on special occasions and making the restaurant aware of this decision (that it’s on purpose) and to notify guests too. Or, for myself, I am planning that the next 6 mths I do not buy anything for myself (clothes, CDs, DVDs, magazines, etc) but instead use the money that I could’ve spent on myself to print flyers/posters, throw parties (as aforementioned) or donate it all. Also, for X’mas this year, I don’t think I will be buying presents so much as advertising to people by buying shark aware products (eg: films, tshirts, necklaces, donations in the name of someone else etc) and just overall trying to raise awareness. This will all come as I put everything together, but I am confident that just by having people pledge to the 2 simple things, an impact will be made. I know myself I just started yesterday and today I will have already made a (tiny) impact. My mom wanted to go to a certain restaurant that serves shark fin tonight. I told her I cannot go b/c they serve shark fin and if we had to eat there that I would not eat and that I would have to speak to the manager of the restaurant. We changed to a different place and now that restaurant will not have earned our business. If just one individual takes up these 2 pledges, many will be affected. As mentioned above, you have materials for such campaigns? Can you please send me guideline information for my shark fin soup campaign? Anything and everything will help me get started! Thanks for all you’re doing to make others aware. My life has been changed, and I hope to do the same. With utmost gratitude and respect, Lydia Chung |
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