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    Shark finning refers to cutting off shark fins and throwing the sharks back in the sea, often resulting in the shark's death. The practice is driven by high demand for shark fins in Asian markets, where they are used for shark fin soup. Shark finning has reduced global shark populations by 26-73 million per year and disrupted marine ecosystems by removing a key predator.

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    Shark finning refers to cutting off shark fins and throwing the sharks back in the sea, often resulting in the shark's death. The practice is driven by high demand for shark fins in Asian markets, where they are used for shark fin soup. Shark finning has reduced global shark populations by 26-73 million per year and disrupted marine ecosystems by removing a key predator.

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    Shark finning refers to cutting off shark fins and throwing the sharks back in the sea, often resulting in the shark's death. The practice is driven by high demand for shark fins in Asian markets, where they are used for shark fin soup. Shark finning has reduced global shark populations by 26-73 million per year and disrupted marine ecosystems by removing a key predator.

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    Name : Muhammad Nurfakhri Wijayanto

    Class : English B

    NPM : 2020.111.037

    Cause And Effect Of Sharks Finning


    Sharks are among the most endangered species in the modern ecosystem. Sharks are under huge
    threat from an illegal practice called finning. Shark finning refers to the practice of cutting off the fin
    of a shark and throwing it back to the sea. Although the practice does not involve killing the sharks to get
    their fins, it is still a horrible activity because the animals often endure a lot of pain. Sharks use their fins to
    breathe and swim, that is the reason they die quickly after they are removed. Studies established that shark
    finning is a highly lucrative business that resulted in total death of 26 to 73 million sharks every year.
    Ironically, shark meat is also consumed, but there is a high preference for fins because they have a
    better market. Shark fins sell at an average of US$400 per kilogram, which makes them one of the
    most valuable sea foods.

    The main cause of shark finning is the high demand for fins, which are used as an ingredient for an
    Asian delicacy. Shark fins sold in the Asian market are used to make a delicacy called shark fin soup,
    the demands of Asian delicacy has escalated over the years. This has been influenced by the decision
    of most countries in the Far East to open their markets to investors. Expert said that the food is
    commonly served at wedding to impress the guest. Asian people also believe that sharks fins have
    numerous healt benefits such as boosting immune system, and stimulate sexual desires. This
    encouraged people to start illegals trade of shark fins to satisfy the emerging needs. These beliefs
    have contributed a lot to the delevopment of this illegal business, as the growing demand has to be
    met. Lack of effective regulatory measures has also contributed to the development of the trade.
    Since the people who run this business are not taxed, the ability to make maximum profit motivates
    others to get involved.

    Experts says that shark finning has serious impact on individual sharks, population and the marine
    ecosystem, this illegal practice causes a lot of harm and distress to sharks that are affected. As early
    mentioned shark rely on their fins to move, breathe, and hunt. Once the fins are removed, the sharks
    lose their mobility, in such situation a shark cannot breathe, swim, or fight their predators can make
    them end up dying by lack of food and oxygen or being hunted. This is a huge number of sharks lost
    from an ecosystem that is likely to collapse because there is little reproduction going on. Over the
    last couple of decades, the global population of sharks has declined at an alarming rate to the huge
    demand for shark fins and lack of measures to regulate the trade. Studies say that continuous finning
    has hugely destabilized the marine ecosystem because shark are the stabilization of the ecology. One
    of the main benefits of having a high number of sharks in the marine flora and fauna is stabilization
    of the ecology by preying on other animals. When the sharks prey on other animals, they give those
    on the lower end of the food chain a chance to exist and make their contribution towards the
    maintenance of the ecosystem. This means that a huge reduction or extinction of sharks will lead to
    overpopulation of certain marine animal species, which will lead to instability.

    The conclusion of this essay is shark finning is a practice that has put the population of sharks under
    the danger of extinction. There is an urgent need to come up with strong and effective solutions that
    will bring to an end this illegal business. Although there have been numerous campaigns carried out
    around the world to stop the practice, very little progress has been made in regulating or stopping
    the trade. I hope that we can find and urgent need to come up with strong yet effective ways that
    will bring an end to this illegal business

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