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gordon ramsey;shark bait

3.5K views 33 replies 28 participants last post by  cfish  
#1 ·
anyone watching this???sad times,he's got some balls though fair play!
 
#7 · (Edited by Moderator)
This has been going for for donkeys, and there's been documentaries on it for years but there on like animal planet at stupid o'clock in the morning not on mainstream tele, what ever you think about Rambo, I'm glad he's exposed it to a bigger audience. Frustratingly, though there's little info on what we can do on the website, aside from the shark trust does anybody know of any campaigns to join or the like?
 
#10 ·
i think he done a decent job, and im glad high profile people have got involved the last week. hopefully they can make a differance and stop the discards and finning of sharks.
 
#11 ·
i wish someone would cut off his balls and make a soup out of them,
im all for stoppin the killing of thousands of sharks,
but i cant stand him
cheers
hoops
Here Here!! Can't stand him either,He is just on the gravy train!!for a man that can't stand additives in food then he is the face of bookers selling legs of lamb that can last over a year without freezing etc the man is just a cash hog!!!I bet you if you went to one of his restaurants he would have shark fin soup on the menu!!
 
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#12 ·
Love him oir hate him, if he is bringing this to the general public then it can only be a good thing, yes it has been going on for years, unfortunatly that dont make it right, it sometimes needs to be brought to peoples attention to do anything about it. peoples attitude needs to be changed and if the celebs get on board and make the effort then i am all for it.

Watching that shark finned and dumped back overboard alive was not exactly pretty.

Rob.
 
#16 ·
I worked in Hong Kong for many years, and ate sharks fin soup occasionally, and very nice it was too. However once I found out how the fins were collected, I was horrified and never ordered it again.

I think I just assumed, wrongly of course, that the shark was caught, killed and the whole fish was used.

I tried to persuade some of my Hong Kong friends not to eat it, but it seems it's a delicacy and they didn't seem too bothered. I think they have a different attitude to wildlife, as I used to go fishing and usually catch small stuff that went back. The locals on the other hand would keep everything, even fish 2-3 inches long. Nothing went back.

BuzzerJJ
 
#17 ·
Whether you like him or not doesn't detract from the fact he is a current media star, many people bizarrely watch him because they don't like him.
I think he is in the right position to bring attention to the cause and between himself and the production company they did a reasonable job.There wont be too many non anglers out there who were not shocked or horrified by last nights show.
The main problem is the consumer group who want the fins.china is fast becoming one of the largest economies in the world. They are still renowned for eating endangered species.
all the legislation hasn't curbed their appetite for medicinal Tiger c*** or Rhino Horn, and the fact that it is £80 a bowl only spurs on the neveau riche.The couple shown wouldn't of cared if their soup was made from dodo wings and that's just one couple in one restaurant.
 
#18 ·
very sad its nice to see Gordon doing a show about it as it certainly helped raise awareness, I wasn’t aware of the amount of people that ate it and the way it was done. There is so much demand and money for it sadly. The only way to stop it is by banning it completely. As farming wont work as sharks take long to grow. Or just completely drop price and that way shark fisherman won’t have much incentive.
 
#20 ·
I worked in Hong Kong for many years, and ate sharks fin soup occasionally, and very nice it was too. However once I found out how the fins were collected, I was horrified and never ordered it again.

I think I just assumed, wrongly of course, that the shark was caught, killed and the whole fish was used.

I tried to persuade some of my Hong Kong friends not to eat it, but it seems it's a delicacy and they didn't seem too bothered. I think they have a different attitude to wildlife, as I used to go fishing and usually catch small stuff that went back. The locals on the other hand would keep everything, even fish 2-3 inches long. Nothing went back.

BuzzerJJ
Anything goes out there as far as animals are concerned,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_51j1NRfu8&feature=related

The diners should have a hand put in the fryer until they are "educated".:nono:
 
#25 ·
Glad they didn't hold back on the film footage,thought it was a well made program.But i did think it a bit ironic that it was presented by the same gordon ramsey who was trapping and cooking elvers a year or 2 back.