As shark numbers decline, fin soup more popular
House OKs measure that would strengthen enforcement of ban on removing the fins of a shark and discarding the carcass, first established in the Shark Finning Prohibition Act of 2000. And: fishermen from Spain and Indonesia are main culprits; soup is served as a celebratory treat for growing affluent class in China (click 'See also').
CQ Politics 2008-06-11
Categories: COMMUNITY & CULTURE, Dinner Table, GOVERNMENT, U.S. Legislation
Index: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, David Fogarty, Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, House Natural Resources Committee, Madeline Chambers, Neil Abercrombie, Nicholas Dulvy, Nick J. Rahall II, Red List, Shark Finning Prohibition Act of 2000