Scubaism

Alibaba.com, the business-to-business broker in China is selling sharks fins and turtle powder online. With some in Malaysia.

The Ocean Realms Society had spoken to Porter Erisman (Vice President of International Marketing of Alibaba.com) in October 2006, and he had promised to look into it. But nothing has been done since. If you are interested, you can write to Erisman at porter@alibaba-inc.com or call him on his mobile at +86-135-8849-1219.

Or better yet, write to Yahoo, their partners, to complain.

Shockingly, Yahoo’s (unattributed) response was this: “We know the sale of shark products is both legal in Asia and a centuries-old tradition. This issue is largely a cultural-practices one.”