Young Chinese are giving up on shark fin soup - CGTN
2018年2月15日 · Government crackdown and intense campaigns have reduced shark fin soup consumption in China by more than 80 percent, according to a report based on government data and WildAid's survey released today.
Lone sharks - The Economist
2011年10月1日 · IS THE tide turning against shark's fin soup? Conservationists certainly hope so. On September 22nd in Shanghai WildAid, a charity, launched a campaign to persuade Chinese people to give...
Have We Saved the Sharks? - Scientific American
2013年11月26日 · Demand for shark fin soup is one of the largest drivers of the global shark overfishing crisis that has resulted in one in six species of sharks, skates, and rays being evaluated as...
Shark fin soup - Wikipedia
Shark fin soup is a soup or stewed dish served in parts of China, Taiwan, [1] [2] and Southeast Asia. [3] The shark fins provide texture, while the taste comes from the other ingredients. [4] It is commonly served at special occasions such as weddings and banquets, or as a luxury item. [4]
Yao Ming urges Chinese to give up shark fin soup
2011年9月23日 · Basketball star Yao Ming and British entrepreneur Richard Branson on Thursday launched a campaign urging Chinese to stop eating shark fin soup to help save the predators. Shark fins are...
In China, victory for wildlife conservation as citizens persuaded to ...
2013年10月19日 · In high-end seafood restaurants in Beijing, shark fin soup is still on the menu — for between $60 and $325 a bowl — but some hotels and restaurants no longer offer it.
Shark fin soup: The taste of extinction - Los Angeles Times
2011年8月7日 · Shark’s fin, like bird’s nest, sea cucumber, fish lip, bamboo pith and other great luxuries of the Chinese table, is prized less for its flavor, which is bland to the point of nonexistence,...
Keeping Shark Fins in the Ocean and Out of the Soup
For over a decade, AWI has provided an online database of restaurants in the United States that serve shark fin soup. The goal is to help people avoid such establishments and to call attention to the cruelty associated with shark finning and the devastating effect that commercial demand has on shark populations.
The Push to Stop the Killing of Sharks for Their Fins - National …
2016年6月9日 · According to some estimates, 100 million sharks from a variety of species may be killed annually, mostly to feed China’s demand for shark fin soup, scientists say.
Shark-Fin Soup and the Conservation Challenge - TIME
2010年8月9日 · Once favored by Chinese Emperors for its rarity, shark-fin soup is now eaten at weddings, corporate celebrations and high-falutin’ business lunches to demonstrate a host’s good fortune. “It’s...