tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45924186361596147622024-03-19T02:05:12.594-07:00SAVE OUR SHARKSJOIN THE PICKERING MOVEMENTJoanna Huihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064719700605232317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592418636159614762.post-1440022133270592202011-10-31T13:45:00.000-07:002011-10-31T13:45:17.811-07:00Check out the editorial from Durham Region that councils should ban shark fin products<a href="http://app.city.pickering.on.ca/Media/Doc.ashx?DocID=14588">http://app.city.pickering.on.ca/Media/Doc.ashx?DocID=14588</a>Joanna Huihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064719700605232317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592418636159614762.post-90214727360462528672011-09-21T07:35:00.000-07:002011-09-21T07:37:05.676-07:00Pickering - Save Our SharksSee my post below. Thanks for your support.<br /><br />City Councillor David PicklesDavid Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504383294887975775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592418636159614762.post-62779654390134111032011-09-21T07:27:00.001-07:002011-09-27T18:24:46.322-07:00I am very pleased that Council has adopted the motion by myself and Deputy Mayor Doug Dickerson. The motion requests the federal government to enact a nation ban on the possession and sale of shark fin products and in the interim has directed City of Pickering staff to prepare a report and draft bylaw for a ban in Pickering to be considered at the next Pickering Council meeting. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! PLEASE let Pickering Councillor know where you stand on this matter via this blog and by email link below or contacting Councillor directly. Thanks! P.S. We support other municipalities likewise pursuing bans. Pickering loves sharks!David Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504383294887975775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592418636159614762.post-2593476140422033572011-09-21T06:43:00.000-07:002011-09-21T06:43:37.961-07:00Pickering one step closer to banning shark fin productsOn September 19, Pickering Council voted 6 to 1 (Peter Rodrigues as the lone non-supporting vote) to draft a bylaw to ban shark fin products in Pickering. The Council will be voting on the bylaw at the end of October. Pickering could be the second municipality in Canada to ban shark fins (the first being Brantford). Toronto, Mississauga and Oakville are also looking at the issue.Joanna Huihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064719700605232317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592418636159614762.post-40915003172553942662011-09-13T17:24:00.000-07:002011-09-21T06:46:04.801-07:00Councillor David Pickles introduces motion to ban shark fin products in PickeringOn September 6, 2011, Pickering City Councillor David Pickles gave notice that he will bring forward a motion seconded by Deputy Mayor Doug Dickerson at the Pickering Council meeting on September 19, 2011, to ban the sale of shark fin products in the City of Pickering.<br />
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Councillor David Pickles notes "We believe Pickering residents do not support shark finning and would support a ban. We are concerend that, as bans come into effect in other municipalities such as Toronto and Mississauga, the sale of shark fin produts could shift into Pickering on a large scale. We want to stop this before it starts."<br />
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Pickering has not completed a review of whether or not shark fin products, including shark fin soup, are presently available in Pickering, but wants to be proactive.Joanna Huihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064719700605232317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592418636159614762.post-13750824214897666552011-09-12T14:33:00.000-07:002011-09-21T06:46:46.828-07:00Pickering and Toronto team up to save sharks<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Councillor David Pickles and Joanna Hui from Councillor Glenn De Baeremaker's office team up to save sharks.<br />
Councillor Pickles introduced a motion to ban shark fins in Pickering and <br />
Councillor De Baeremaeker introduced a motion to ban shark fins in Toronto.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Joanna Huihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064719700605232317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592418636159614762.post-65896748482965001442011-09-11T12:11:00.000-07:002011-09-21T06:47:06.900-07:00Shark fin crisis explained<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="282" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16811009?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe></div><a href="http://vimeo.com/16811009">Shark Fin Crisis</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/chrisong">Chris Ong JM</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Joanna Huihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064719700605232317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4592418636159614762.post-66690082462628209212011-09-10T12:13:00.000-07:002011-09-21T06:48:52.763-07:00The facts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>What is shark fin soup?</b></span><span lang="EN-CA"> </span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA">Shark fin soup is made of shark fins and other ingredients such as chicken broth and mushrooms. It is usually served at special occasions such as weddings and banquets. Shark fin has no taste but provides a gelatine-like texture to the soup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">What is shark finning?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-CA">Shark finning involves catching a shark, <b>removing its fins while it is still alive,</b> and throwing its body back into the sea while it is still alive. Unable to swim, the shark sinks to the bottom where it suffocates, bleeds to death, or is eaten alive by other fish. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Shark finning takes place at sea so </span>only the fins are transported back to land. Shark meat is considered low value and therefore not worth the cost of transporting back to market.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Overfishing has led to the <b>depletion of sharks by as much as 90%.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Sharks have been top predators for 400 million years, pre-dating the dinosaurs by 150 million years. They breed like elephants and people: they have few offspring and can take decades to reach sexual maturity. Thus, sharks are very vulnerable to overfishing.<span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Sharks are <b>facing extinction within our lifetime </b>unless critical steps towards conservation are taken. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Why are sharks important?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">As predators at the top of marine ecosystems, sharks control the populations of marine life below them on the food chain, right down to tiny plants called phytoplankton, which convert carbon dioxide into more than half of the oxygen we breathe. </span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-GB">If sharks are destroyed, entire marine ecosystems will become imbalanced and the oxygen from the oceans that we depend on for survival will be catastrophically affected.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy of Rob Stewart, Sharkwater</td></tr>
</tbody></table><b>For more information, visit:</b></div><a href="http://www.sharkwater.com/" target="_blank">http://www.sharkwater.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sharktruth.com/" target="_blank">http://www.sharktruth.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sharksavers.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sharksavers.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wildaid.org/" target="_blank">http://www.wildaid.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sharkangels.com/" target="_blank">http://www.sharkangels.com/</a><br />
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<b>Contact Councillor David Pickles at </b><a href="mailto:dpickles@cityofpickering.com"><b>dpickles@cityofpickering.com</b></a><b> for more information.</b></div>Joanna Huihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064719700605232317noreply@blogger.com0