2009: 國際護鯊年 Year of the Shark

THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE SHARK
… was inspired by the finding that at the current pace, various shark species will begin to go extinct in 10 to 15 years.
In some key regions, species that were once numerous have fallen to 1% of their original numbers. Studies of open
ocean sharks estimate 80 to 90% of heavily fished species are gone. Yet these intelligent animals, also called the “wolves
of the sea” are still fished intensively, and finned for the Asian dish “shark fin soup.” Since the oceans have evolved
with sharks as the apex predators, their continued exploitation and loss will drastically damage oceanic ecology.
HELP SPREAD THE WORD:
SAVE SHARKS FROM
EXTINCTION

的舉辦，是因為資料顯示，在未來的十至十五年內陸續會有更多種類
的鯊魚在地球上消失。研究指出，總的來說，海洋水域中的鯊魚，由
於過量的捕獵，估計有百分之八十至九十已經消失；在一些曾經是鯊
魚滿佈的海域，現在其數量甚至已驟減到只有原來的百分之一。雖然
瀕臨絕種，這種被喻為「 海洋之狼 」的高智慧海洋生物，卻仍然被
大量捕獵，為的只是要製造「魚翅」−−亞洲的一道名貴菜式。鯊魚是
海洋中最上層的捕食者，它們不停地被捕獵，海洋生態必定會遭受到
嚴重的、無可補償的破壞。
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