date:Nov 07, 2012
Shark fin soup, in high demand at Asian restaurants worldwide, is yet another example of an animal-based product considered critical to cultural identity and prestige and worth a lot of money pitted against emotive environmental conservation efforts.
According to several environmental organizations, shark populations around the world have been decimated, in some cases up to 99 percent of their historical peaks, to supply a dish that is more status symbol than staple. The groups blame a seemin