Shark fining! Pros and cons?

Question

Hey, doing a persuasive essay and i need to state the pros and cons for shark fining.. Now i know the cons

- threatning 20 species to become endagered

- Could un-balance our marine eco system/food chain

- cruelty etc.

But i dont seem to know the pros :/ Personally all i can think of is tourism and interest to the culture of the chinese cuisane.. please help :D thanks!

Answer 1

Fewer people eaten by sharks.

Answer 2

Pros:

1) There will be less sharks that'll eat people.

Cons:

1) There'll be no source of food.

Hey, why don't you use paragraph instead of summarizational, remember it's an essay.

Answer 3

There are no pros unless you believe, as the Chinese do, that it's an aphrodisiac.  Even if that were true, and there is no proof that it is, they should seek counseling for their sexual problems instead of using unproven folk remedies.

As for the cons, it's a thoroughly cruel and barbaric practice.  The shark is caught on a line and pulled from the water.  Its fins are cut off and it is thrown back to die a slow and painful death.

It isn't true that sharks are man-eating killing machines.  That's a Hollywood myth.  Sharks do occasionally bite people when they mistake them for seals or turtles, but they don't eat people by choice.  Like most animals, if we leave them alone they'll leave us alone.