China, having over-fished waters off its coast, is now sending its fishing fleet to oceans around the world. Its market for fish includes endangered species–recently Ecuador seized a Chinese refrigerated cargo ship with 6,620 sharks on board. The fins are a delicacy in China.
I don’t understand why Chinese consumers don’t act to help the sharks. On the other hand, Americans continue to eat octopuses, even though they are among the smartest animals in the world. You can’t kill a feral cat without getting into trouble in the U.S., yet you can eat an octopus. That makes no sense to me.
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