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Search for shark fin soup substitute

Search for shark fin soup substitute

Shark conservationists have thrown a challenge to hotels to whip up an alternative to shark fin soup and the chefs are rolling up their sleeves! At least 10 chefs from major hotels in the city are expected to take part in the "I [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Shark finning regulation too liberal: UBC study

Shark finning regulation too liberal: UBC study

According to a new study out of UBC, the law that regulates shark fishery is too liberal. When sharks are caught, their fins are often removed from their body while the rest of the animal is thrown back into the water. Many countries allo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Chinese New Year causes shark fin feeding frenzy

Chinese New Year causes shark fin feeding frenzy

IT'S renowned for its slippery, glutinous texture and its touted ability to ward off ageing and boost the libido. While shark fin soup will be a staple at Chinese New Year banquets in Australia this week, it is under attack from conse [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Shangri-La hotels take shark fin soup off the menu

Shangri-La hotels take shark fin soup off the menu

The campaign to reduce the demand for shark fins achieved its greatest victory to date on Wednesday when the Shangri-la hotel group announced that it would no longer serve the dish, which is decimating populations of the ocean predator. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Environmentalists circling shark fin soup

BEIJING - Most hotels on the Chinese mainland are staying out of controversial waters when it comes to serving shark fin soup, and are keeping the dish on their menus despite repeated calls from animal rights organizations to conserve the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Should Canada ban the import of shark fins?

Should Canada ban the import of shark fins?

NDP MP Fin Donnelly introduced a private member's bill Thursday that would ban the import of shark fins in Canada. "If you want to get at shark finning, which is what many would understand as a very inhumane practice, then this [ [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Ban shark fin soup, group urges city hall

A Calgary group is pushing the city to ban shark fin soup, a move Toronto’s city council made on Tuesday. Advocates with Shark Fin Free Calgary are asking council to look at banning the delicacy in restaurants, which they say is inh [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Shark fin soup faces extinction in California

With reports every Monday and a half-hour show on the first Thursday of every month, Eco Solutions takes you around the world to meet people with innovative solutions to preserve the planet.  A Chinese delicacy may soon disappear fro [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Shark fin soup's cruel after-taste

Shark fins are one of the most cruel animal products, in which sharks are caught alive, their fins cut off and then thrown back into the ocean while still alive. Anybody can imagine the extreme pain this animal must feel tossed back in t [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

The shark in the soup

The shark in the soup

The global trade in shark fins is largely driven by the Chinese demand for shark fin soup. According to Michael Aw, founding director of OceanNEnvironment and a shark expert, over 80 per cent of shark fins are consumed primarily in China [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

The shark in the soup

The shark in the soup

The global trade in shark fins is largely driven by the Chinese demand for shark fin soup. According to Michael Aw, founding director of OceanNEnvironment and a shark expert, over 80 per cent of shark fins are consumed primarily in China [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

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