Extinction bites: Countries agree to protect sharks and rays

Asians have become the Star Trek equivalent of the "Borg", considering their consumption of the planet's wildlife for medicinal and dietary needs. It needs to be stopped by any means necessary.

The measures don't ban fishing these sharks and rays, but any trade must be sustainable.

Better than nothing I guess...

The arguments against this measure are pretty baffling though.

"We shouldn't protect these species because we haven't killed enough of them yet."

Unbelievable.

Japan has been highly dependent on (live) marine resources from the ancient times

= Japanese people have consumed fukahire (shark fin) since the 1980s because TV programs keep promoting it as a supposed delicacy.

China has already banned eating shark fins, so dont blame Chinese! The shark extinction was due to climate change and the ocean becoming warmer than before which is being totally denied by the Trump  administration!