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1. News - Asia - ENVIRONMENT

   Cites bans trade in shark species that are at crisis level

   Posted Mar 12th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia Shark Finning Shark Fin Soup Agencies in Bangkok An international conference has voted to ban trade in some shark species whose populations have fallen to crisis levels, in part because of demand from China - the world's biggest consumer of shark fins for use in soup. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (Cites) ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1188753/cites-bans-trade-shark-species-are-crisis-level
2. Lifestyle - Food & Wine - SIGNATURE DISH

   Susan Jung: How a restaurant's name landed me in the soup

   Posted Jan 17th 2013, 12:00am by Susan Jung

   ... Lifestyle Food & Wine Comment Insight & Opinion Shark fin Susan Jung susan.jung@scmp.com What's in a name? A lot, as I found out recently when I reviewed the new Fu Sing Shark ... of remorse; that maybe by inadvertently promoting a shark fin restaurant you had made a mistake and owed an apology to a great number of your paper's readership. Instead you have chosen ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-wine/article/1129416/susan-jung-how-restaurants-name-landed-me-soup
3. No bite

   Posted Apr 05th 2012, 12:00am

   ... will not be an easy task. While observers may point out why the tradition of eating shark's fin soup is archaic, cruel and wrong, this line of argument overlooks the fact that people rarely follow ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/997475/no-bite
4. HK shark fin trader's remarks couldn't be further from reality

   Posted Dec 17th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Shark Shark Finning Sharks I was disheartened to read comments from the anonymous trader ('Shark fin trader rails at Western attitudes towards 'food culture'', December ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/733604/hk-shark-fin-traders-remarks-couldnt-be-further-reality
5. Artist hung from hooks in shark fin campaign

   Posted Jun 16th 2011, 12:00am

   ... fin. Sharks, as apex predators, are unable to reproduce at the rate of stock fish. Their fins are served in soup, where they add nothing to the flavour, and shark numbers are becoming quickly ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/970708/artist-hung-hooks-shark-fin-campaign
6. Young lead way as shark's fin soup loses appeal

   Posted Apr 13th 2011, 12:00am

   ... Sharks Cantonese Cuisine Shark Fin Soup Shark Finning Shark Zuleika Sedgley Diners seem to be losing their desire for shark's fin soup ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/964952/young-lead-way-sharks-fin-soup-loses-appeal
7. Lifestyle - Food & Wine

   Fin de fin: Hong Kong restaurants offer alternatives to shark's fin

   Posted Jan 17th 2013, 12:00am by Nan-Hie In

   ... Thirdly, we suggested the bird's nest soup option instead, which is as premium as shark's fin soup," says Chan, implying that serving the substitute can still be a way to show ... new --> TheFundamentals Jan 17th 2013 5:46pm Traditions die hard. Nutritional values of shark fins do not justify the ridiculously high prices. You can obtain the same amounts of nutrition by eating other much cheaper foods. About 83% is just protein, and 14% is water ! The belief shark fins are 'treasure food' having great health benefits is just ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-wine/article/1129430/fin-de-fin-hong-kong-restaurants-offer-alternatives-sharks-fin
8. Shark-fin banquet ban needs support

   Posted Jul 11th 2012, 12:00am

   ... Ichthyology Sharks Predators Shark Fin Soup Shark Finning Changing traditions is not easy. It is even more difficult when substantial economic interests are involved. The battle to curb consumption of shark fin on the mainland is a case in point. Despite ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/1006453/shark-fin-banquet-ban-needs-support
9. Menu's modern look

   Posted Feb 23rd 2012, 12:00am

   ... at Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, in the past few years shark's fin soup is no longer an absolute requirement on the menu. 'Shark's fin soup used to be a must. It's ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/993397/menus-modern-look
10. Shark fin off the menu

    Posted Nov 25th 2011, 12:00am

    ... Hospitality Fish Sharks Shark Fin Soup Carcharhinidae Staff Reporter One of Hong Kong's top hotels, The Peninsula, announced this week that it would no longer serve shark fin. People who booked ...

    http://beta.scmp.com/article/985839/shark-fin-menu

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