BLUE EARTH - OUR OCEAN: PANEL DISCUSSION
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時間 TIME：Sat. 5/1 (六) 2-4pm
地點 PLACE：台北國際藝術村 (100台北市中正區北平東路7號）
Taipei Artist Village, 7 Beiping E. Rd, Taipei
報名：免費，請向台北藝術村報名 artistvillage@artistvillage.org
MAP ／ 地圖
與談人：資深環境紀錄工作者 柯金源
動物社會研究會執行長 朱增宏
台灣媽祖魚保育聯盟 甘宸宜
主持人：蠻野心足生態協會 王佳真
議題：
1. 海洋與台灣人
2. 從《血色海灣》看台灣鯨豚的處境
* 海生館的鯨豚從哪裡來？
保育人士努力救鯨豚，海生館卻鼓勵「獵捕」 : 全球海域每每發生鯨豚擱淺事件時，總有無數專業人士及義工投入救援，協助牠們回家與家人團聚，但同時卻有一群假學術之名的「商人、學者」，不斷迫害智慧極高、和人類同樣是哺乳動物的鯨豚，讓牠們遠離海洋家園，將牠們關進玻璃箱內，訓練牠們為人類進行「馬戲表演」。
* 台灣的極危險瀕臨絕種白海豚
媽祖魚（中華白海豚）是台灣海洋生態資源的重要指標，由於沿海環境日漸惡化，目前數量可能僅在60至90隻之間，已被國際自然保育聯盟IUCN列為瀕臨絕種的族群，每一隻白海豚的死亡都是台灣無可彌補的巨大損失。
3. 從《救鯊行動》看台灣的海鮮文化
* 魚翅文化背後的殘忍事實
世界自然保育聯盟（IUCN）有關鯊魚族群量的研究指出，現有111種鯊魚的生存已出現危機，如果人類持續過度捕撈漁業資源，2048年以後，人類將只剩水母可以食用。
魚翅係指鯊魚之背鰭、捕獲的鯊魚在割下魚鰭後，會將較無價值的魚身丟回海中，讓牠們在海裡慢慢流血、痛苦死亡，民眾根本無法確定所食用的魚翅，是屬於「全魚利用」還是以「活割魚鰭」方式取得．．．
* 最血腥的健康食品
台灣各大連鎖藥妝店及購物頻道大量行銷販售的海豹、海狗油和海狗鞭，全部來自被殘忍屠殺的野生小海豹。根據統計，2003～2009年間，台灣從加拿大輸入海洋哺乳類油脂(即海豹油)為431,364公斤，名列全球第4大、亞洲第3大；保守估計，台灣消費者近七年來等於間接屠殺了12萬隻美麗而無辜的海豹、海狗！
4. 保護我的海洋，如何行動？
* 動物社會研究會近期行動宣傳
* 媽祖魚保育聯盟近期行動宣傳
BLUE EARTH - OUR OCEAN: PANEL DISCUSSION
ADMISSION: Free
LANGUAGE: Chinese
REGISTER TO ATTEND: artistvillage@artistvillage.org
PANELISTS:
Ke Jin-yuan, nature photographer and filmmaker
Zhu Ceng-hong, EAST (Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan)
Gan Zhen-yi, Matsu's Fish Conservation Union
MODERATOR:
Janis Wang, Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association
ISSUES
1. Taiwanese and the ocean
2. 《THE COVE》and the predicament of dolphins in Taiwan.
* Where does the National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium get its dolphins?
While conservations work to protect dolphins and whales, the National Aquarium promotes dolphin roundups. Dolphin roundups like that documented in THE COVE are no doubt senselessly destructive, but they can continue because ocean parks all over the world continue to purchase dolphins from them. Also, what are the ethical issues involved in keeping dolphins in small tanks and forcing them to live out their lives performing circus tricks?
* Taiwan's critically endangered dolphins
The Indo-European humpback dolphin, locally known as "Matsu's fish," is an important indicator of the health of coastal ecosystems. At present, there may be as few as 60-90 of these dolphins remaining, and they have been listed as "critically endangered" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). What can be done to save this species from extinction?
3. 《SHARKWATER》and Local Seafood Culture
* The dark side of shark's fin soup
Research by the IUCN on shark populations indicates that 111 species of sharks can now be considered "endangered." It has been said that if current rates of overfishing continue, by 2048, the only think left in the ocean to catch will be jellyfish. The problem with shark finning, is that while shark's fins are highly valuable, their meat is often considered worthless. So sharks are caught, de-finned and tossed back into the sea, thereby destroying a predator at the top of the ocean food chain and ruining ecosystems on which we all depend.
* Environmentally Unfriendly Health Food
Seal oil is available in nearly every pharmacy in Taiwan as well as numerous mass market retailers, and all of it comes from hideous seal slaughters. Between 2003 and 2009, Taiwan has imported 431,364 kilos of seal oil (mainly in caplet form), the 4th largest total in the world! During this seven year period, Taiwanese are estimated to be responsible for the deaths of 120,000 seals.
4. Protecting the Ocean: What can I do?
Representatives from EAST and Matsu's Fish Conservation Union will report on recent activities by their organizations and how people can make a difference either in their everyday lives or participate in conservation activities.
