Endangered Eating
A TV programme that aired recently on Mediacorp’s TV 8 in Singapore featured spearfishing and dining on endangered Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), with the programme hosts proclaiming that the endangered fish are “great tasting”.
Napoleon wrasse are listed on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, as well as being listed for protection on Appendix II of the CITES convention.
Mediacorp is Singapore’s sole provider of non-cable television programming, and also publishes a number of magazines, including one on scuba diving. Read more…