What’s this stink about the Shark Tank at QUA

I thought I would post this since I’ve heard a lot of hoopala about the Shark Tank at QUA. Its the letter from PETA and then Mike Yassine’s retort posted on the QUA website. Based on the statement from Mike Yassine, it seems pretty clear to me that this was a very expensive mistake that is probably going to result in the removal of the sharks and having them replaced with more appropriate species. Here’s a reef forum with people discussing the health issues of the sharks.  I think there’s some good points worth checking out if you really care.

Mike Yassine lies in his statement when he said that people weren’t dancing on the tank as seen here, but it is most certainly roped off now. However, I have owned a fish tank and I think that one way to help animals is to expose people to them in such a way that they appreciate them, thus hopefully spurring them on to more environmentally smart choices. That being said, I’m still not 100% convinced that the sharks aren’t bugged out by the bass in the music given the sonic capability of water.

Read and decide for your self.

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Download: Nic Fanciulli & James Zabiela - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, 2007-12-08

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British DJ duo Nic Fanciulli & James Zabiela, better known together as One+One, provided this week’s Essential Mix on UK’s BBC Radio 1.
Download: DivShare [192kbps MP3, ~165 MB]

Tracklist:

Sunshine - Dying Sun Intro (Sunshine Samples) // Fox
Stryke - Agape // Plastic City
Incidental Space Music From 2001: A Space Odyssey // Warner Brothers
Thom Yorke - Eraser (Xxchange Mix) // CDR
ID
Unknown - Down Seq // White Label
Hardfloor - Da Rival // Brique Rouge
Annie - Always Too Late (Joakim Mix) // White Label
James Zabiela - No Other Way But Down // Renaissance
Radio Slave - Bell Clap Dance (Sebo K Mix) // Rekids
Jeron Verheij - Chica Go (Rejected Remix) // Rejected
Future Sound Of London - Pulse State // Jumpin & Pumpin
Milton Jackson - Cylces’ / Interlude With Hal 9000 // Samples
Stryke - Spiral // Plastic City
Skylark + Mark Fanciulli - Blocked In (Album Version) // Saved
Spencer Parker - You Got To // White Label
Stockholm Syndrome - DJ’s Take Control // White Label
Samuel L Session - Smokestack // White Label
Leftfield - Song For Life (Tim Davison Edit) // White Label
Kos - It’s Not The End // Famila
Unknown - Message Of Love // CDR
ID
Underworld - To Heal // Underworldlive.com
Sunshine Film Sample - Back In 2 Years // Fox
Funk D’Void - Diabla (Zabiela Ambient Edit)
Addicted To Performing Outro
James Zabiela - Perseverance (Beatless Reprise)