Shark fins for sale in a gourmet Chinese food store. Prices for shark fins range up to 600 dollars per pound. In the vibrant streets of Southeast Asia's culinary landscape, amidst the bustling seafood ...
The international trade in CITES-listed shark and ray species requires products to be from sustainable and legal sources. Key to ensuring CITES requirements are met is that existing stockpiles of fins ...
To protect our oceans and marine life, we must rethink harmful practices such as the persistent tradition of eating shark fin soup as a luxury food item. Dr Ronald C Po’s research explores the ...
A cargo plane bound for Asia stopped at Miami International Airport for a few hours to refuel on January 24. In its belly was a consignment of 18 large cardboard boxes that, unbeknownst to the ...
SARASOTA, FLA (July 19, 2022) — More than 70 percent of species that end up in the global shark fin trade are at risk of extinction — and sharks living closer to our coastlines might be of greatest ...
Sharks are in trouble. Their fins are in great demand and they can’t live without them. The fins from up to 73 million sharks enter the shark fin trade every year. This demand contributes to the ...