Shark Finning

OGL 343 Team 4

Benjamin Potts, Gina Polkowski,
Kaitlyn Moore, Kayla McGuffey
& Stephanie Nasshan
Take Action On The Problem
● Volunteer and Donate through a shark conservation
organizations – an active organization.
SharkStewards.org to support in saving sharks by
volunteering to their team from any location
● Partner with Seafood Watch organization to choose
sustainable seafood farming methods
● Don’t live near water? Adopt a shark! Partner with
bornfreeusa.org/adopt-a-shark This organization
uses the funds to fight wildlife marketing and
supports efforts to end shark fin trade.
● Get the message out there! Raise awareness of this
issue, sharing content supporting how shark finning
is violent through social media networks. Look up
nonprofit organization campaigning against in shark
fin trading and overfishing.

(ibreakstock, 2013)
Advertising Slogan
In a world that has vilified
the shark, understand that
we present a greater danger
to them, than they do to us.
Please contact your
government representatives
and ask them to ban finning!
 Campaign

● Host golf tournament fundraiser “Hit the Pin, Don’t Cut the Fin”
● Partner with restaurants to post stickers and agree to not serve shark fin soup
● Pass out flyers with stickers to ASU students to raise awareness.
● Use social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to promote
awareness for Shark Fin Hunting using Hashtag #Finningisn’twinning
● Advertise on billboard about the truths behind shark finning
● Hold a peaceful protest with signs and shark costumes

The Issue at Hand
Every year, humans kill roughly 70-100 million
sharks. By removing sharks in bulk we create
negative ripple effects that throw entire
ecosystems out of balance. Not to mention it
is a travesty that fishermen will slice off 1% to
5% of the shark’s body and throw the rest
back in the ocean where they are unable to
swim properly and bleeding profusely until
they suffocate or die of blood loss (Fairclough,
2018).
The only use of a shark fin is for shark fin
soup. This dish is considered a delicacy in
Hong Kong and China. Other than shark fin
soup, there is no reason for cutting off the
fin and it’s a waste. As intimidating as
sharks may be to humans as “the ultimate
predators”, they are a keystone species.
They have innumerable contributions
ranging from control of fish population and
health regulation, to maintaining seagrass
and coral reef habitats. If we continue to
allow shark finning, the entire ocean
ecosystem may collapse. Even more, the
biological health of our ocean is responsible
for regulating the climate of the entire earth
and mitigating climate change (Lee, 2021).
Who is our target audience?
 #FinningIsn’tWinning

Thank you
Resources
[image - 876132]: Jaws poster parodies. Know Your Meme. (2018, February 22). Retrieved September 30, 2021, from
https://news.knowyourmeme.com/photos/876132-jaws-poster-parodies.

10 things you can do to help you-can-do-help-stop-shark-finning.p stop shark finning. Young Post. (2021). Retrieved 24 September 2021, from
https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3069042/10-things-.

Adopt a Shark! | Born Free USA. Born Free USA. (2021). Retrieved 24 September 2021, from https://www.bornfreeusa.org/adopt-a-shark/.

Facts about shark finning. Shark Research Institute. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2021, from https://www.sharks.org/shark-finning.

Fairclough, C. (2018, May 14). Shark finning: Sharks turned prey. Shark Finning: Sharks Turned Prey. Retrieved September 25, 2021, from
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/shark-finning-sharks-turned-prey.

Fishing and Farming Methods. Seafoodwatch.org. (1999). Retrieved 24 September 2021, from
https://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-basics/fishing-and-farming-methods.

How to Help – Shark Stewards. Shark Stewards. (2021). Retrieved 24 September 2021, from https://sharkstewards.org/volunteer/.

ibreakstock. (2013). Action Changes Things [Image]. Retrieved 24 September 2021, from
https://depositphotos.com/31029007/stock-photo-action-changes-things.html.

Lee, T. (2021, May 25). Shark finning - the history of this unethical practice • eat blue™. Eat Blue™. Retrieved September 25, 2021, from
https://www.eat.blue/animal-welfare/shark-finning-the-history-of-this-unethical-practice/.

McGuire, D. (2021, June 15). Shark finning and shark fin facts. Shark Stewards. Retrieved September 30, 2021, from
https://sharkstewards.org/shark-finning/shark-finning-fin-facts/.

Shark Finning. (n.d.). Retrieved from Shark Research Institute: https://www.sharks.org/shark-finning

Resources cont’d.
Evan. (2014, April 29). The high price of Shark Finning. Debating Science. Retrieved October 1, 2021, from
https://blogs.umass.edu/natsci397a-eross/the-high-price-of-shark-finning-3/.