(Singapore) Shark debate this Friday: Come and give sharks a voice!

[Guest guest]

Friday, 28th August 2009

Time: 7.30pm-10.00pm

Venue:Training Room P303, Spring Singapore,

2 Bukit Merah Central, Singapore 159835

Admission: Free

Info: contact

 

Are sharks killed mainly for their fins, their meat, or both?

Some believe that it is western propaganda that sharks are killed mainly

for their fins, saying instead that they are slaughtered chiefly for their

meat.

 

However, the majority viewpoint is that the demand for sharks' fin is the

key factor driving sharks towards extinction.

 

 

Hear both sides of the story and watch the exciting debate between

proponents of the two camps.

 

The debaters include Dr Giam Choo Hoo, Regional Representative for Asia

(Alternate) for CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered

Species) Animals Committee, and Louis Ng, Executive Director of ACRES

(Animal Concerns Research and Education Society).

This debate and public forum will be chaired by Dr Shawn Lum, President of

Nature Society (Singapore), and is open to the public and the media.

[Guest guest]

Dear Amy,

It would be much appreciated if you could post a transcript

of the debate on this forum.

Regards,

 

 

 

On 8/22/09, Amy Corrigan <amycorrigan77 wrote:

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> Friday, 28th August 2009

> Time: 7.30pm-10.00pm

> Venue:Training Room P303, Spring Singapore,

> 2 Bukit Merah Central, Singapore 159835

> Admission: Free

> Info: contact <contact%40nss.org.sg>

>

> Are sharks killed mainly for their fins, their meat, or both?

> Some believe that it is western propaganda that sharks are killed mainly

> for their fins, saying instead that they are slaughtered chiefly for their

> meat.

>

> However, the majority viewpoint is that the demand for sharks' fin is the

> key factor driving sharks towards extinction.

>

> Hear both sides of the story and watch the exciting debate between

> proponents of the two camps.

>

> The debaters include Dr Giam Choo Hoo, Regional Representative for Asia

> (Alternate) for CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered

> Species) Animals Committee, and Louis Ng, Executive Director of ACRES

> (Animal Concerns Research and Education Society).

> This debate and public forum will be chaired by Dr Shawn Lum, President of

> Nature Society (Singapore), and is open to the public and the media.

>

>