The reoprt has recommendations for the public, as well, urging people, among other things, not to
eat shark fin soup, to seek out sustainably harvested seafood and to avoid cosmetics containing squalene or squalane (obtained from sharks).
Not exact matches
We
eat abalone, geoduck and sea urchin at expensive Chinese restaurants to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and start the meal with a steaming hot bowl of
shark's
fin soup.
Eating sharks or
shark fin soup is a no - no and clearly not on those lists.
Still,
shark fin soup is part of Asian culture, particularly in China, as a meal
eaten during celebrations among the wealthy, or to impress business associates.
But with awareness growing in places like Hong Kong (take a look at this trilingual video pledge to stop
eating shark soup that debuted in Hong Kong recently) and Hawaii (which recently banned
shark fin soup), there's hope in the water.