> Lee!  You appear to know little if anything about Asia, it's cultures or
its
> customs.  Don't try and play world marshal - or liken the trade in shark
> fins to drug running - until you properly understand the issues, or what
> people in this region are trying to do to address them.

You win.  You were absolutely correct.  Those fishermen were right to fin
the sharks and are completely blamless.  How foolish of me to have a
different opinion.

Feel free to visit us when you've no sharks left to see in your own seas.
We're protecting ours.

Lee