A most disturbing picture is a photograph of thousands of shark fins being dried behind walls in Hong Kong (http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=751&tbm=isch&tbnid=3uaXr9QCFteKnM:&imgrefurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/picture/2013/jan/03/hong-kong&docid=aKCC-xVLlX9rbM&imgurl=http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/1/3/1357202868787/Thousands-of-shark-fins-d-006.jpg&w=780&h=525&ei=vcLlUMWcC4eM0AWT-IDIBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=199&vpy=165&dur=11847&hovh=184&hovw=274&tx=162&ty=213&sig=108629131164605584465&page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=210&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:158). The fins are destined for shark's fin soup but the picture hints at the enormous wastage involved in this process.

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Dear Paul,
This is Blaise Bullimore, sometime Swansea university student & post grad 1970s- early 80s; diving buddy of Nigel Bowden.
This isn't a comment on the blog post I'm afraid. I found your blog whilst searching for something else in my capacity as Site officer for the Carmarthen Bay & Estuaries European Marine Site (see www.cbeems.org.uk).
Seeing your interest in the Loughor and your claim to be mutating into Mr Ecogrumpy, I wondered if I might persuade you to contribute sightings and observations is support of site management. If maybe, please get in touch via the website if this message doesn't come with my e-mail address.
Best wishes
Happy to help out. Shame about old Nigel.
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