Shark finning New Zealand

New Zealand fishing policy allows for sharks to be killed, finned and carcasses thrown back to the sea. Filmed in Marlborough Sounds.
New Zealand needs to change fishing policy to stop this wasteful practice

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[photoglyph]

I think from the photos of landed and finned sharks I've seen in certain photos, there is clearly an element of targeting them for their fins, not purely by-catch. As I said previously, why do the sharks in the vid have that hack right behind their heads -it wasn't to remove a dorsal, aren't carpet sharks pretty docile?

[frenchpass]

@photoglyph Yes Carpet Sharks are docile. The slash behind the head is to kill them before finning. Unfortunatly this does not always kill them as one of these sharks were still moving. Our law requires the shark to be killed before finning. Legally these fisherman are within the law however in Nov 2007 29 finned carpet sharks were found by a DOC ranger in the Able Tasman National Park, some were still alive.

[photoglyph]

I am trying to determine if these are 'carpet sharks'; why did they make that deep cut on top of its body? Dorsal fin is well back on the body of the shark.

I would like to catch the people who do this to these sharks

[frenchpass]

@photoglyph Yes they are Carpet Sharks in this case caught alive. Our law says they must kill the shark before finning. My point is that these sharks are by-catch and would be better returned to the water than killed and finned for such small fins. The bodies are wasted. We cannot afford this waste or loss of sharks.

[ronaldreika]

shark finning is a bit like cutting down an orange tree for a few oranges. fishing vessels practicing shark finning should be sunk on the spot, no questions asked

[nztiyoweh]

This is one of the saddest and most sobering videos I've seen. What right have we got to destroy these beautiful predators of our marine waters. Who eat's shark fin in NZ?

[gunslinger97658]

This is a little fucked up, i mean why just take the fin? Why not kill the shark and get some meat out of it? Whats the point in torturing it JUST for a damn fin...........

[deeya]

it's things like this that make me wish that the megalodon was still alive. that was the bid daddy of great whites. i'd like to see them fin one of those.

[deeya]

sharks have survived every major extinction. looks like they're not gonna survive man....

[frenchpass]

@ConcreteWoods

In this case I know the sharks are by-catch.

[peanutking242]

i agree.... they sell shark meat as "flake" in australia

[Orthodox123456]

I cant believe shark finning in NZ is legal. This is a absolute waste and imoral practice. Sharks are amazing creature and a vital part of the eco system.

At the moment legally you dont have to use the meat in NZ and can fin a shark just for its fins as long as its dead. This is done just to support the asain tradition of shark fin soup, which scientifically has no benifits!

Such a waste. Please do no eat in any resturants that sell this. We need to ban this in NZ to protect our environment.