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IS THE tide turning against shark’s fin soup? Conservationists certainly hope so. On September 22nd in Shanghai WildAid, a charity, launched a campaign to persuade Chinese people to give up eating the delicacy. Celebrity support for the bid was provided by Yao Ming, a Chinese basketball star, and Sir Richard Branson, a British business star. In California, meanwhile, a ban on the sale, trade and possession of sharks’ fins has been passed by the state senate, and awaits only the governor’s signature to become law.
Turning the Tide on Shark Fin Soup
Seeded on Sun Oct 9, 2011 2:21 PM EDT
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Brown signed the bill Oct. 7, it goes into effect Jan 1.
CNN ran a story on this in early Sept., I had know idea SSS is quite the delicacy it is. The CNN article says the fins cost around $600 a lb!
It's good to hear there is a growing public awareness regarding the danger to the marine ecosystem if the sharks start to go extinct.
Thanks for the seed Calvin.
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#1 - Sun Oct 9, 2011 3:54 PM EDTThe wave to end shark finning has been building for quite awhile.
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#2 - Sun Oct 9, 2011 4:44 PM EDTIt's about time. Decimating the shark population because of perceived benefits that have never been proven is not only ignorant but foolish as well.
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