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Shark fin ban advocates confront Richmond restaurateur

Two representatives from the Vancouver Animal Defense League paid a surprise lunchtime visit to David Chung at his Jade Seafood restaurant on Alexander Road.

Marley Daviduk and Brooklyn Fowler challenged the restaurateur to hand over 10 samples of the shark fins he uses to make shark fin soup at his restaurant. The pair planned to send the samples for DNA testing to see if any of the sampled species were endangered.

The confrontation Wednesday was another in the ongoing debate regarding a ban on shark fins, as is being contemplated by Richmond, Vancouver and Burnaby city councils.

Its against provincial and federal law to trade endangered species, said Daviduk, We hope that council will be more comfortable backing this ban once we have the scientific evidence.

During the busy lunch hour, the two women, with members of the media, unexpectedly approached Chung, who refused to comply on the grounds that he didnt agree with what the defense league considered endangered. Asian Restaurant
cheap ray bans and Caf Owners Association. So we have to be clear on the type of
cheap ray bans species youre talking about first. We dont agree on what is an endangered species. Different organizations define it differently. I am going by the organization that controls the trade. If there are species outside of what the federal government recognizes, then I dont recognize them.

CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) specifies three types of species as endangered on its website the basking shark, the great white shark, and the whale shark. ਪਰ, specialists argue that many more shark species should be included.

ਇਸਦੇ ਇਲਾਵਾ, Canadian law follows the Species At Risk Act, signed in 2002. He claims that so long as they are allowed to be imported into the country, he is not breaking the law.

ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਇਹ ਹੈ, when shark fins are brought into the country, they are already packaged and not labelled, making it impossible to know which species is which. cities using 51 shark fin soup bowls. Of the 51 bowls, 32 were identified as sharks. Twenty six of the samples were listed as near threatened, vulnerable or endangered, by the IUCNs definitions. Due to testing problems, the other six could only be identified as sharks, but not according to species.

I have the right to pick what I eat, said Chung. And its the right Im defending, and I will do what I need to do to protect it. If the federal government after all their research, stop importing shark fins, then I will stop serving it. I wont cry about it, even if it happens tomorrow, because it doesnt affect the business that much anyway. It is a right that Im fighting for.

But at $24 to $63 a bowl, Chung isnt exactly not profiting from these sales. In some cases, shark fin soup can go for $100 per bowl. As a delicacy, its valued by members of the Chinese community. Its seen as a sign of good luck in some cases, often appearing at weddings and other special occasions.

This is a class issue, not an issue of race or nationality, said Daviduk. They dont represent all Chinese people. This only represents the one per cent of people who can afford shark fin soup. I dont support any violent traditions.

As the lunchtime crowd continued to stream in through the restaurant, Chung maintained he follows federal law, and this issue should not be something dealt with at a municipal level.

Approximately 100 million sharks are killed each year because of finning the removal of their fins, according to Daviduk. The IUCN states 30 per cent of shark and ray species are threatened or near threatened with extinction.

But if 100 million are being taken from the oceans a year, that means there are that many more born in the oceans, said Chung.

Sharks, ਪਰ, are not like most fish and take a long time to reach sexual maturity, reproducing about one to two pups per year. The rate at which they are being killed
cheap ray bans by finning is much higher than their reproduction rate. Its an ecological catastrophe. One culture is destroying a species that we all need to survive. People dont understand the importance of this issue, said Daviduk.

Chung left the scene, telling Daviduk and Fowler he would give them samples if they met him at his office Thursday at noon with a list of
discount ray bans endangered shark species. As of Wednesday, the women said they would consider holding Chung to his word.Articles Connexes：

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