Sharks

Tomorrow I’ll post about the protests on Wall Street.  Today I want to tell you a simple thing you can do to make the world better.

A number of shark species are almost extinct.  In response, Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands have created shark sanctuaries, and now Mexico has announced that it will ban shark fishing.  The U.S. has banned “finning” since 2000, and President Obama has signed legislation that sharks must be intact when they are brought into the U.S.  (“Finning” is the practice of cutting off the shark’s fin for soup; the shark then is released back to the ocean to die.)

If you ever see shark fin soup on a menu, complain to the chef.   If you are in a restaurant in a country like China where shark fin soup is legal and common, don’t eat it, complain to the management, and walk out.  If your friends ever extoll the taste of shark fin soup, punch them in the face.