Shark finning: why the ocean’s most barbaric practice continues to boom

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The recent seizure of the biggest shipment of illegal fins in Hong Kong history shows the taste for shark is still going strong

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Matthew Keegan

Mon 6 Jul 2020 01.30 EDTLast modified on Mon 6 Jul 2020 07.19 EDT

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Shark fin traders in Hong Kong
 Shark fin traders in Hong Kong. At least 50% of the world’s shark fin is traded through the city-state. Photograph: Paul Hilton/EPA

In the narrow streets of Sai Ying Pun neighbourhood, the centre of Hong Kong’s dried seafood trade, most window displays give pride of place to a particular item: shark fins. Perched on shelves, stuffed in jars and stacked in bags, shark fins are offered in all shapes and sizes. Several shops even include “shark fin” in their name.

Fins are lucrative, fetching as much as HK$6,800 (£715) per catty (604.8g, or about 21oz), and the trade is big business. Hong Kong is the largest shark fin

More: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/06/shark-finning-why-the-oceans-most-barbaric-practice-continues-to-boom?fbclid=IwAR0z8sCzCTmp46zNQUx-JmAIhrb1wBlPM4007jDfaXpcNeyIo_GjqV4qcak

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