New! Sign up for our email newsletter on Substack.

Shark fin soup: CITES fails to protect 5 species of sharks from overfishing and finning

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) this week decided not to create any new international trade restrictions to protect five endangered shark species, all of which are highly prized for their use in the Chinese delicacy known as shark fin soup, or as I call it “extinction in a bowl.”

Shark fin soup is particularly unappetizing dish to conservationists, as shark “finning” remains one of the most controversial hunting or fishing activities in the world. Sharks are caught, their fins are chopped off, and the bodies (which are not prized) are dumped back into the ocean–often alive, where they suffer a horrible death.

[More]



Did this article help you?

If you found this piece useful, please consider supporting our work with a small, one-time or monthly donation. Your contribution enables us to continue bringing you accurate, thought-provoking science and medical news that you can trust. Independent reporting takes time, effort, and resources, and your support makes it possible for us to keep exploring the stories that matter to you. Together, we can ensure that important discoveries and developments reach the people who need them most.



1 thought on “Shark fin soup: CITES fails to protect 5 species of sharks from overfishing and finning”

  1. The guy that will use his skill and constructive ioaminatign to see simply how much he can give for any dollar, rather than how little they can give to get a dollar, is likely to succeed.The main quality inside a leader is that of being called such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

Comments are closed.