[Coral-List] Shark finning in eBay

[Todd Barber]

I contacted the lister on Ebay and got this response, "
*Dear Reef Ball Foundation,*

Hello,

Thank you for contacting VitaminLife.
We apologize but we are a retailer and do not make the products. We
recommend you contact the manufacturer directly.

Seagate
PHONE:
1-888-505-GATE -- Toll Free
(1-888-505-4283)"

Anyone else have any success with this?



Thanks,

Todd R Barber
Chairman, Reef Ball Foundation
3305 Edwards Court
Greenville, NC 27858
252-353-9094 (Direct)
941-720-7549 (Cell & Goggle Voice)
toddbarber Skype

www,reefball.org (Reef Ball Foundation)
www.artificialreefs.org (Designed Artificial Reefs)
www.reefbeach.com (Reefs for Beach Erosion)
www.eternalreefs.com (Memorial Reefs)
www.reefball.com (Reef Ball Foundation)



On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Barry Russell <Barry.Russell at nt.gov.au>wrote:

> In response to Sarah's information on the sale of sharkfin cartilage
>  products on ebay, the company manufacturing this is Seagate Products, a
> San Diego
>  Company: http://www.seagateproducts.com/shark-fin-cartilage.html
>
> They claim to have "been processing shark fins and shark cartilage for
> human
>  consumption since 1981." Seems like they have not heard nor have any real
>  understanding of the global threats to sharks through the shark fin
> industry.
>  Except in Hawaii and Washington State it is perfectly legal to sell shark
>  fin products in the US.  If you really want to help ban shark products in
>  the US see this website:
>
> http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/calabasas-join-hawaii-in-banning-shark-fin-products/
>
>
> Dr Barry Russell
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>  [mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Sarah
> Frias-Torres
> Sent: Thursday, 5 May 2011 11:18 PM
> To: coral list
> Subject: [Coral-List] Shark finning in eBay
>
>
> [Apologies for cross-postings]I'm not sure if this is relevant to
>  Coral-List, as managed by a US-government institution, but...
> In eBay, if you type "shark fin" and go to "Dietary products" you find two
>  posts selling shark fin cartillage. This comes directly from shark
>  finning.Here is the
>  linkhttp://
> health-beauty.shop.ebay.com/Dietary-Supplements-Nutrition-/19259/i.html?_nkw=shark+fin&_catref=1&_dmpt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282to
>  the shark biologists in this list, folks in conservation groups or those
>  with eBay accounts, would they please contact eBay and let them know why
>  selling shark fin products is so wrong, and ask to have the posts
> deleted?Thanks
>
> Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. Schmidt Ocean Institute Postdoctoral FellowOcean
>  Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) 1420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce,
>  Florida 34949 USA Tel (772)
>  467-1600http://www.teamorca.orghttp://
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