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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By jeff on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 11:23 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

http://www.artebydebramcguire.com/Stingray.htm

I admit that I am basically clueless about this issue and I know this isn't a brand new concept, but it simply makes me sick that someone would take one of the most graceful animals on the plant and choose to make a purse out of it..

Perhaps these stingrays are not "endangered", but neither was the African elephant until the demand for ivory..

Anyway, I wrote them a kind letter expressing my dismay. If you care to write them, below is the email address:

clientservices@2cconline.com

JB

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By clint harsch on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 12:50 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Makes sense because they are cousins of the shark, which has been used for leather for quite some time. I see no problem unless they are being fished exclusively for their skin. The thing that really trips my trigger are shrimp boats that scrape the reef and kill multitudes of "junk" fish. Rays, puffers, turkey fish and the like are dumped along with comercial fish and shrimp on board the shrimper, sorted and finally dumped overboard. Some ok but most dead or dieing. Last time I was in Mexico the beach at LaManzinilla was covered with thousands of "junk" fish after the shrimpers went by, such a shame.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Daniel Senie on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 7:05 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Sting ray wings are apparently quite edible and used by some chefs. Hopefully any harvesting of the skin is accompanied by havesting of the meat.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Eileen Kimmett on Friday, January 24, 2003 - 7:55 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

If they use the whole animal, I see no problem, no wasting. What really disgutes me is when sharks are fished only for their fins, they sharks are caught, fins cut off, then the shark is thrown back in the ocean. Disgusting.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Darryl Vleeming (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #191) on Monday, January 27, 2003 - 3:57 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I'd be curious if any studies have been done on the long-term health of the stingray population - can is sustain this type of fishing? I hope its not like so many other fish stocks where the only time studies are done is when the population has collapsed, and recovery is not even a for sure thing.

Darryl

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James & Margarite Hix (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #714) on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 4:11 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I know I won't be wearing or carrying it. margarite

 


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