Sentences with phrase «shark fin soup eilperin»

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

Perhaps consumers will take a page out of Mao's Little Red Book and «slit the belly of the pig from within»; deliberately not tipping the waiter and telling him or her (or writing a note on the bill) that it's because the restaurant serves shark fin soup.

The trade is spurred by the demand for shark fin soup, an expensive Chinese delicacy and status symbol commonly served at banquets and other celebrations.

Nearly 100 million sharks are killed every year due to the enormous demand for shark fins to make shark fin soup.

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 did.

«Now, Citibank's fast response shows that companies can't fall behind an informed public on important environmental problems like shark fin soup.»

A new survey has encouraging results for those concerned about the fate of world shark populations: it looks like the consumption of shark fin soup is dropping.

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

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.

But a few minutes later the real motivation behind the clip surfaced — Ramsay was scheming to get behind closed doors so that viewers could see the painful brutality behind shark fin soup.

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.

More on sharks and shark fin soup: Shark Extinction Possible Simply from Too Much Soup What Is Shark Fin Soup and Why Should it Be Banned in California and Beyond?

China no longer serves shark fin soup at state dinners, and Air China, DHL, and UPS have all banned shark fin transport.

i think they should stop overfishing the whole oceans the sharks for shark fin soup bluefin tuna whales when will it stop

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 soup.

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

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

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.»

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.

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.

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.

Eating sharks or shark fin soup is a no - no and clearly not on those lists.

The real activism comes with ending the market for shark fins — something incredibly difficult to do since shark fin soup is an embedded part of Chinese culture worldwide.

So why the constant demand for shark fin soup?

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.

China has turned shark fin soup into a delicacy.

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.

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

Because shark fins are a part of Chinese culture, with shark fin soup served at important business meetings and family events, there is no avoiding the Asian community being affected.

Shark finning has increased over the past decade due to the increasing demand for shark fins (for shark fin soup and traditional cures), improved fishing technology, and improved market economics.

Shark finning is still rampant, shark fin soup is still being consumed on an enormous scale, and endangered sharks are now also being used to make products for human consumption.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Attack Of The Giant Jellyfish (Documentary) Shark fin soup facts.

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.

Shark finning kills an estimated 73 million sharks each year, driven by the demand for shark fin soup.

If the Chinese government cracks down on this illicit trade and speculation and, at the same time, supports efforts to educate consumers the way it did with shark fin soup, it's conceivable that the vaquita could, by the narrowest conceivable margin, avoid extinction.

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.

Experts have long cautioned that soaring demand for shark fin soup over the past two decades has imperiled shark populations around the globe.

Shark fin soup has long been a keystone course at celebrations.

Still, the decision to stop serving shark fin soup at official functions was welcomed by environmental campaigners.