Comments on: Bring Sharkwater to China!!

By: insomnia club

insomnia club — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:18:01 +0000

I think this is a very real problem and I am glad to see that Harvard is covering it. I think images are the biggest threat, especially on social media sites like Facebook. It’s an even bigger problem now if Facebook profiles have become searchable in Google…oooch

By: rafael

rafael — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:55:12 +0000

is absurd oque do with sharks and other species that are caught in fishing line, background, many animals that die are not commercially viable, it is unfair and outrageous, we will act …

By: Nathan Ciurzynski

Nathan Ciurzynski — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:19:29 +0000

Amazing work Rob! We’ve created some ten pages on our site of sharing your work and that of other conservationists. Such an amazing journey: http://www.sensoryescapeimages.com/what-is-shark-finning/

By: Ariel

Ariel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:01:44 +0000

I was really touched by the movie and want to make a difference. As a Chinese, I know that there are tons of Chinese people eating Shark fins at restaurant. To be honest, I had no idea that fish fin soup was made of Shark until a few years ago… I think the most important thing is to make the awareness to people.
There is a Chinese version facebook in China that almost everyone goes to, it’s called Xiaonei.com, I think it would be a great place to raise awareness. I can try to contact them to see how we can do with it. Contact me if you guys think it’s necessary….

By: Selma

Selma — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:01:23 +0000

When i watched the move that Rob Stewart made, i was really in touche. I cant belevie that pepole dont use there brains. I wonder what can e girl like me do to be apart of making them stop?

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:09:23 +0000

I am sadden by another situation in this world that humankind will destroy what this beautiful planet is providing for us. I am a father of three beautiful children and am really worried about their future. This generation is destroying our chances of survival and for the many generations to come if we do not stop the tragedies that we has a human race is doing to this planet. I have just seen the movie shark water and was sickened by this. Killing these beautiful creatures for their fins and dumping them back into the ocean to bleed to death for SOUP. Even though it is just used for texture. I just don’t get it anymore. The sharks have survived on this planet for 400 million years, and the last decade, they have been hunted for human pleasure and will not survive another decade. To all the people in the world, when will we has human beings realize that greed and money will destroy our very existence on this beautiful planet. I am only one voice and we need more voices to be heard, so the governments of the world can do something before its to late. Listen to me and to the many voices of the world. Please. I really feel sorry for us.

Concerned Father.

By: meg

meg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:15:45 +0000

First of all,as a chinese, I must say sorry to all sharks because of our stupid “fish wing soup”. What a shame!
Tonight I saw the”sharkwater” with my family. We were shocked by the situation. and immediately I sent to all my friends the link of this documentary and also on some bbs where i knew. Also I will tell all my relatives,friends,coleague about this, about this terrible thing we have done to shark. Stop to eat the fin!
It was an accident, at least to me, maybe also to many of us. Can you imagine,we didn’t know it before, even we haven’t thought about it.But now something should be done!
I believe one more of us stop to eat, to consume the sharkfin, one more shark will be saved!

if there anything i can do,I’m just here!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:32:08 +0000

Hi Rob,

I am a big fan of your conservation work and photography. I am looking for a hands on way to spend my time satisfying a burning desire to see the world we live in and to change and protect it. I left my job in the biotech world in late 2007 and have been doing small business consulting work via laptop ever since…but my life is missing something.

I am a certified master scuba diver and have been diving since 1996. The underwater world has been a passion of mine since my child hood and I want to align myself with living in it, working in it and protecting it.

I am also learning to speak mandarin Chinese and looking for a reason to use the language to make a difference.

If there are any opportunities to join you on an expedition I would like to speak with you or someone in your organization.

My consulting practice is a an extremely lean organization and I don’t necessarily have the funds to donate…but I would love to donate my time.

Thanks and best regards,

Chris Claxton

By: devastated

devastated — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:24:50 +0000

I would love to ‘fin’ some of these sick people who do this. Chop their arms off and toss them in the sea see how they like it. What type of sick individual could catch a shark, chops off it’s fins when it is still alive an toss it in the sea. Makes me sick. If anyone who reads this has done it I hope you know you are sub-human scum.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:19:34 +0000

I’m from mainland China,but now study in Hong Kong. I’m doing marine conservation with the only one IUCN shark specialist in China and currently involved in the whale shark survey in chinese coastal waters.
whale sharks have been also captured by chinese fishermen in china, not only because of their fins. The government of Hainan province, china has recently released two whale sharks with satellite tracking equipment and promoted the awareness in this way.
However, there are still a lot of problems. Your work is terrific, I wish that we can do some work together to improve the well-being of sharks in China.
And also if you want to konw the the situations of sharks in China, you can contact me .