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Subject: Positive Feedback for Shark Finning Article

Author:
Jim Morris

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Date Posted: 933381668PDT

Subject:
Re: Shark Article in July/August Issue of "Discover Diving" Magazine
Date:
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 16:58:58 -0400
From:
Rob Darmanin
To:
jdtmorris@earthlink.net
References:
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Hi Jim,

I am a diver and fisherman and I read your article and applaud you for
it! What I witnessed in Hawaii (Kona) was the killing of every single
bill fish caught on charter boats. The captains use as an excuse that it
costs a lot to live in Hawaii therefore they must kill and sell the fish
to feed their families. For this reason, I did not fish while I was
there. My take on this is that it is easier to sell a charter at a
reduced rate with the agreement that the boat keeps the meat than it would
be if the rates were similar to charters elsewhere in the world. They
will eventually learn that they cannot have their cake and eat it
too...let's see how difficult it is to book a charter when there are no
more bill fish left to be caught. Well let me step down from my soap box
and once again thank you for writing such an important article!
Regards,
Robert Darmanin
http://www.AquaticImages.com

Jim Morris wrote:

> Forwarded:
>
> "Skin Diver" magazine/Petersen Publishing recently acquired "Discover
> Diving" magazine. In an effort to promote "Discover Diving" magazine,
> "Skin Diver"/Petersen Publishing is making 50,000 complimentary copies
> of the July/August issue of "Discover Diving" available at dive shops
> throughout the USA.
>
> I actually co-wrote an article (about the shark' fin trade in Hawaii)
> that appears in the July/August issue of "Discover Diving", and I am
> trying to get the word out in an effort to put an end to the brutal
> shark' fin trade in Hawaii. If you can't find the July/August issue of
> "Discover Diving", let me know.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jim Morris

Date: 07/30/1999 02:32 pm (Friday)
From: Regina Waller
To: "James Morris
Subject: Re: Some More Positive Feedback to the Shark Finning
Article in

Thanks James, we've gotten a ton of responses from your efforts and I've
been forwarding them to the editor Ty Sawyer so he can read them too.
-Gina

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