Sentences with phrase «in shark fin soup»

Yet fins from up to 73 million sharks are used in shark fin soup each year.

Over the last 50 years, global shark populations have declined by 90 percent as a result of overfishing, which has been exacerbated during the last decades by the growing demand for shark fins, specifically to be used as the key ingredient in shark fin soup.

Up to 73 million sharks are killed annually primarily for their fins, which are used as an ingredient in shark fin soup, a popular dish in many East Asian countries.

Worm highlights the alarming depletion of many shark species due to bycatch and for their fins, a key ingredient in shark fin soup.

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Part of the problem facing sharks is the consumption of shark - fin soup in Asia, a phenomenon that boomed in the 1990s with the region's economic growth, said Worm.

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Shark fin soup, a luxurious food, has lost some popularity in recent years due to its controversial nature, but Hong Kong remains the shark fin capital of the wShark fin soup, a luxurious food, has lost some popularity in recent years due to its controversial nature, but Hong Kong remains the shark fin capital of the wshark fin capital of the world.

Probably the only way to curb some of the growth in the popularity of shark fin soup that you discussed...

Shark - finning is lucrative, as fins fetch more than $ 100 per pound in East Asian markets to meet demand for shark fin Shark - finning is lucrative, as fins fetch more than $ 100 per pound in East Asian markets to meet demand for shark fin shark fin soup.

For example, in 2008 59 recorded shark attacks resulted in four human deaths; meanwhile humans killed some 73 million sharks last year, mostly for their fins to make soup.

As they have been replicated with other products such as shark - fin soup, this suggests that wildlife crime can be tackled in this way.

By leveraging broad professional experience and ocean expertise, Shark Savers brings this important issue to the public in many compelling forms, motivating people to stop consuming sharks and shark fin soup, working for the creation of shark sanctuaries, and empowering divers as advocates and citizen scientists for shShark Savers brings this important issue to the public in many compelling forms, motivating people to stop consuming sharks and shark fin soup, working for the creation of shark sanctuaries, and empowering divers as advocates and citizen scientists for shshark fin soup, working for the creation of shark sanctuaries, and empowering divers as advocates and citizen scientists for shshark sanctuaries, and empowering divers as advocates and citizen scientists for sharks.

Until, public perception in user countries change regarding shark fin soup etc., patrolling and laws will have limited impact.

But most people who kill sharks do so for the cash generated by the booming trade in dried fins sent to China for use in $ 300 - a-bowl shark - fin soup.

The group smartly started in 2005 with surveys and found that most consumers didn't realize the soup contained shark fin because the word shark is not in the Chinese name.

Basic information campaigns, in this case, have been vital, she said, because the Chinese word for shark fin soup doesn't include the word shark.

And, thanks to the recent campaign by former basketball star Yao Ming, shark fin soup has been on the decline in China.

For centuries, shark fins have been mainly used in the wildly expensive shark fin soup, a delicacy in some countries.

Our programs persuade consumers not to buy illegal or unsustainable wildlife products, such as shark fin soup, ivory and rhino horn, and to make better transportation and food choices in order to reduce climate change impacts.

In 2010 Hawaii banned shark - fin soup, and at the end of 2011 California did the same.

Tens of millions of sharks are killed every year in oceans around the world primarily to meet the demand for shark fin soup.

Every year, in oceans around the world, tens of millions of sharks are hunted to meet the demand for shark fin soup.

* Humans kill at least 100 million sharks annually * The vast majority of caught shark fins are used in soup * All recorded shark species, with one exception, have declined by more than 50 % in the past 8 to 15 years * Shark fins currently sell for about $ 500 per shark fins are used in soup * All recorded shark species, with one exception, have declined by more than 50 % in the past 8 to 15 years * Shark fins currently sell for about $ 500 per shark species, with one exception, have declined by more than 50 % in the past 8 to 15 years * Shark fins currently sell for about $ 500 per Shark fins currently sell for about $ 500 per pound

Besides action in the US, Japanese youth are reported to be turning against shark fin soup.

China's insatiable appetite for shark fin soup Eilperin writes, «In 2000, the five major markets for shark fins — Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore — reported importing 11,600 metric tons of fins, of which Hong Kong accounted for 47 percent.

In modern times, it is practically a requirement to serve shark fin soup at celebrations such as weddings, and at high - end business meetings as a way to show off one's wealth to potential clients and business partners.

After gaining fame on the basketball court, Yao Ming put his celebrity status to work for conservation first as an advocate for sharks, urging people in Asian communities to stop consuming shark's fin soup.

Because shark fin soup is popular in certain asian countries, and the market value of the fins ($ 300 / lbs in 2009) is much higher than the market value of the rest of the sharks, so it's more economical to simply bring back the fins to ground.

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 as the middle class grows in China and more people have the funds to buy shark fin soup, the demand is far exceeding the sustainable supply of fins.

Between 100 and 200 million sharks are killed each year, mostly for their dorsal fins (to make soup, popular in parts of Asia, particularly Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Japan and now China) and their jaws (sold to ignorant or unscrupulous collectors).

The combined effects of overexploitation — especially for the lucrative shark fin soup market — and habit degradation are most severe for the 90 species found in freshwater.»

For instance, Hawaii has outlawed selling shark fin soup and California is in the process of approving a ban on selling shark fins.

In addition to changing consumer attitudes, we have been instrumental in convincing dozens of airlines and shipping companies not to transport shark fins, as well as restaurants and hotel chains not to serve shark fin souIn addition to changing consumer attitudes, we have been instrumental in convincing dozens of airlines and shipping companies not to transport shark fins, as well as restaurants and hotel chains not to serve shark fin souin convincing dozens of airlines and shipping companies not to transport shark fins, as well as restaurants and hotel chains not to serve shark fin soup.

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The video isn't easy to swallow, in fact, it's hard not to look away, but if you're unclear as to what shark fin soup is and the sheer terror it causes a severely declining species, it's worth a watch.

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.

When Gordon Ramsay first showed up in a Taiwanese restaurant to sample shark fin soup you couldn't help but be disgusted.

In the end, Ramsay uses footage of the video to convince five of the top Chinese restaurants in London to stop serving shark fin soup and display a sign outlining why they diIn the end, Ramsay uses footage of the video to convince five of the top Chinese restaurants in London to stop serving shark fin soup and display a sign outlining why they diin London to stop serving shark fin soup and display a sign outlining why they did.

In Hong Kong, where weddings are biiiig business (my own cousin's glitzy matrimonial affair there last winter — hosted in a fancy hotel and complete with ice sculptures, shooting lasers and yes, shark's fin soup — comes to mind), the fast food chain is now offering «McWeddings» at select locations for young, cash - strapped coupleIn Hong Kong, where weddings are biiiig business (my own cousin's glitzy matrimonial affair there last winter — hosted in a fancy hotel and complete with ice sculptures, shooting lasers and yes, shark's fin soup — comes to mind), the fast food chain is now offering «McWeddings» at select locations for young, cash - strapped couplein a fancy hotel and complete with ice sculptures, shooting lasers and yes, shark's fin soup — comes to mind), the fast food chain is now offering «McWeddings» at select locations for young, cash - strapped couples.

Likewise, cutting off the fins of a shark for soup and dumping the bleeding animal back in the ocean to die is just as reprehensible.

Banning shark fin soup will not destroy the Chinese restaurant industry in Canada.

The move to ban the killing of sharks for their fins, and the sale of shark fin soup has attracted a few notables in the business community.

Having recently returned from a week of scuba diving with great white sharks in Guadalupe, Mexico (a rather barren rock, about 275 kilometres off the west coast of the Baja), I believe I have earned some bragging rights about this endeavour, as well as the right to make a political statement or two about sharks and shark fin soup.

The ban in Toronto has heighted awareness in other parts of Canada, and if Chinese restaurants continue to serve shark fin soup, (or serve it underground), I predict they'll be the subject of demonstrations, embarrassing viral videos, and consumer boycotts, especially from consumers in their 20s and 30s who are far more environmentally conscious than their parents or grandparents.

Not surprisingly, I have a keen interest in the recent banning of the sale of shark fin soup in the city of Toronto and in some of its surrounding suburbs.

Killing sharks so their fins can be used for soup is analogous to poachers in B.C. killing bears for their gall bladders and paws; the gall bladders being marketed in Asia as a cure for things like erectile dysfunction and the paws being used as a ritual dish in parts of China.

In fact, one of my daughter's university roommates told me that she and her five friends stormed out of a Victoria Chinese restaurant when they saw shark fin soup on the menu, and vowed never to return.