After reading the all article, I have learned lots of new knowledge like before reading the article I never thought that shark is going to be endangered. For the first reflective journal, I learn what is the action took place in 2000 to prevent people from killing the shark, how Senator John Kerry introduce shark conservation to Senate and the project made up by the International Coral Reef Initative, regional, environmental and academic organization. For the second reflective journal, I learn that Qatar, China, Japan and Russia had been helped defeat after arguing with the United States, the European Union and other supporters. It also tells me the main reason why Qatar, China, Japan and Russia argued, for instant the Shark Fin Soup. For the third, which is the last reflective journal tell me the cost of a bowl of Shark Fin Soup and the price of the Shark Fin. By reading the article, I can also tell that shark will be extinct and we will regret one day if we do not do anything at all now as data show that the North Atlantic population of oceanic whitetops declined by an estimated value of 70% in the 1990s and scalloped hammerheads by the value of 83% in the North Atlantic since the 1980s. At the same time, by reading the first and the third journal, I can also tell that Shark play a very important role in the ecosystem.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Reflective Journal 3
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=350456&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 (URL)
Short Summary : Conservation groups see hope for shark proposals
Reflection : Before reading it, i just thought that shark only play a important role in the marine ecosystem but after reading, i realize that it is not important but shark has an very important role in maintaining a good ecosystem. After reading it, I just only know that a bowl of Shark Fin Soup cost a hundred dollar and it is also the world's most expensive food products as the Shark Fin Soup sold at the Asia Food at Expo only cost two dollar a bowl. Even though I know that the Shark Fin is a fake but I never thought it will be a hundred dollar a bowl. A piece of Shark Fin is also worth more than $1300 and I only knew it after reading it too. I also know that a recent date show that the North Atlantic population of oceanic whitetops declined by an estimated value of 70% in the 1990s and scalloped hammerheads by the value of 83% in the North Atlantic since the 1980s too.
Shark Fin Soup
Shark Fin
Short Summary : Conservation groups see hope for shark proposals
Reflection : Before reading it, i just thought that shark only play a important role in the marine ecosystem but after reading, i realize that it is not important but shark has an very important role in maintaining a good ecosystem. After reading it, I just only know that a bowl of Shark Fin Soup cost a hundred dollar and it is also the world's most expensive food products as the Shark Fin Soup sold at the Asia Food at Expo only cost two dollar a bowl. Even though I know that the Shark Fin is a fake but I never thought it will be a hundred dollar a bowl. A piece of Shark Fin is also worth more than $1300 and I only knew it after reading it too. I also know that a recent date show that the North Atlantic population of oceanic whitetops declined by an estimated value of 70% in the 1990s and scalloped hammerheads by the value of 83% in the North Atlantic since the 1980s too.
Shark Fin Soup
Shark Fin
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Reflective Journal 2 (Posted on 18/3/10)
This Picture show the map of Qatar
Taken from a news website-http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gL8azCNT5NIGydeK4OxvFzHTGGEAD9EFT7O00
Short Summary- Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting
Reflection-Before reading this news posted on 17/3/2010, I do not know that Qatar, China, Japan and Russia had been helped defeat. I think that they are wrong but they, which is Qatar, China, Japan, Russia and some other supporter, argued with the United States, the European Union and other supporters that the sharks populations is not suffering. I think that they argued although they know that the populations is suffering and they know want to eat the food made from the shark like shark fin soup which is also a traditional Chinese culture which it must be served at weddings and banquets. For the shark fin soup, I think they can try to make an artificial shark fin which I think it is impossible and stupid for me to say this or they can also try to import less shark fin. They also want to banning the export of Atlantic Bluefin tuna which is popular among the sushi lover i do not think they should totally banned Atlantic Bluefin tuna but they can import lesser Bluefin tuna or made artificial Bluefin tuna's flesh for the sushi lover to continue enjoy their sushi.
Short Summary- Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting
Reflection-Before reading this news posted on 17/3/2010, I do not know that Qatar, China, Japan and Russia had been helped defeat. I think that they are wrong but they, which is Qatar, China, Japan, Russia and some other supporter, argued with the United States, the European Union and other supporters that the sharks populations is not suffering. I think that they argued although they know that the populations is suffering and they know want to eat the food made from the shark like shark fin soup which is also a traditional Chinese culture which it must be served at weddings and banquets. For the shark fin soup, I think they can try to make an artificial shark fin which I think it is impossible and stupid for me to say this or they can also try to import less shark fin. They also want to banning the export of Atlantic Bluefin tuna which is popular among the sushi lover i do not think they should totally banned Atlantic Bluefin tuna but they can import lesser Bluefin tuna or made artificial Bluefin tuna's flesh for the sushi lover to continue enjoy their sushi.
These three photo shows shops selling Shark Fin.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Reflective Journal 1-(Posted on 9/3/10)
Shark Conservation Act of 2008 Moves to the U.S. Senate
http://http//www.blueotwo.com/news.cfm?nid=735 (URL)
Shark Conservation Act of 2009
http://www.hsus.org/legislation_laws/federal_legislation/wildlife/shark_conservation_act_of.html (URL)
Short summary: It tell us what the people do in order to protect those shark and the act take place from 2000 but it does not work.
Reflection: I do not even know that there is a shark’s conservation act and that act has move to U.S. Senate before I started on my project. When i just read the title, i thought it only started during 2008 but when I read, the act started 2000 but it is those people who do not care about it and went killing sharks and hunting for Shark Fin illegally. Although it killing sharks was banned but the people do not care as enforcement is complex and there is also rooms for cheating. I also do not know that the sharks conversation act in Senate was introduce by Senator John Kerry after the House vote too. After i read it, I just know that sharks are very importance creatures in maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems. There is also a project that is made up by the International Coral Reef Initative, regional, environmental and academic organization, they will met and released a recommendation on improving shark conversation for coral reef resiliency. Before I read the Shark Conservation Act of 2008, I never thought that the shark is being killed for about 100 million each year by humans.
http://http//www.blueotwo.com/news.cfm?nid=735 (URL)
Shark Conservation Act of 2009
http://www.hsus.org/legislation_laws/federal_legislation/wildlife/shark_conservation_act_of.html (URL)
Short summary: It tell us what the people do in order to protect those shark and the act take place from 2000 but it does not work.
Reflection: I do not even know that there is a shark’s conservation act and that act has move to U.S. Senate before I started on my project. When i just read the title, i thought it only started during 2008 but when I read, the act started 2000 but it is those people who do not care about it and went killing sharks and hunting for Shark Fin illegally. Although it killing sharks was banned but the people do not care as enforcement is complex and there is also rooms for cheating. I also do not know that the sharks conversation act in Senate was introduce by Senator John Kerry after the House vote too. After i read it, I just know that sharks are very importance creatures in maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems. There is also a project that is made up by the International Coral Reef Initative, regional, environmental and academic organization, they will met and released a recommendation on improving shark conversation for coral reef resiliency. Before I read the Shark Conservation Act of 2008, I never thought that the shark is being killed for about 100 million each year by humans.
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