Some countries/jurisdictions have enacted full or partial bans on the practice of shark finning—slicing off the fins of the shark at sea (often while the shark is still alive) and discarding the ...

Conservation efforts for marine life are growing at a rapid pace — and one of the most consequential has been bans against the finning of sharks. But while numerous countries have enacted ...

As long as there is a market for shark fins, fishermen will continue to find ways to elude shark finning bans. The newest loophole fishermen are exploiting is called “shark spining.” Shark spining is ...

Any ban on shark-fin soup in three of the Lower Mainland's four largest cities appears to be on hold pending Toronto's response to a recent court decision overturning its bylaw. "We all thought it ...

Shark fin soup is a traditional Lunar New Year delicacy, but there have been calls in recent years to ban the ecologically-damaging practice of shark finning. Despite the introduction of anti ...

Sharks worldwide are imperiled by overfishing. Yet experts disagree on whether policies in Florida and the U.S. aimed at protecting sharks have in fact done the opposite. In Part I of this three-part ...

If we ban it, it will help the global shark population ... During some special occasions, such as wedding banquets, shark fin soup is a must have delicacy. By banning the shark fin trade in ...

A landmark decision to regulate the trade in sharks for shark fin soup is bound to have ramifications for Japan, a key exporting nation. Blue sharks were among 54 species of requiem sharks that ...

Forbidden Fishing: Bans vessels operating within the nation ... Often the crew would sell the fins in parts of Asia where shark-fin soup is a delicacy. When the zero-tolerance policy went ...

It will give the soup a sweet taste and is good to cook with meat. May Lee and Winmas Yu will show you an alternate recipe with coconut water. Shark's fin melon is normally used for making soup in ...