A good seal skin pelt was going for about $90 Canadian when you were there. No way are they cutting the penises off and then throwing almost a $100 bill away to drown, you are full of shit.
You would be very surprised what some "cultures" in Asia consume for various reasons.
Shark fin is really popular I believe for erectile issues as well.
I have seen footage in the Caribbean where various sharks are caught they cut the fins off and toss them in the water where they die.
I can try and find the video for you. I just think that some "cultures" need to get caught up with the 21st Century and put the mysticism aside.
Now we saw lots of people on FR go nuts over the sick games that occur in the Middle East where for instance they cut off a goats head and play soccer with it. But in the case of the sick practices of some Asian "cultures" there is absolute silence. If Islamists were eating shark fins because they believed it would make them superior Jihadists certain FReepers who are condemning us who are anti-whaling / dolphin would be going nutty.
Hypocrisy occurs on both the left and the right.