Shark fin soup Archive

  • Gareth Hughes

    Swimming with the sharks - by Gareth Hughes



    Sharks are amazing creatures and fearsome predators, but they don’t stand a chance against our industrial fishing fleets and growing demand for shark fin soup. Shark finning − the practice of killing a shark, cutting off its fins, and discarding the carcass back to sea − is still legal in New Zealand, and like killing [...] read more
    March 24, 2011 8:27 am - 1 Comment
  • frog

    Shark finning - by frog



    Metiria released these photos today showing that shark finning which is illegal in Europe, Australia, the US and Canada is still happening in New Zealand waters.  Shark finning is the practice of cutting off a shark’s fin for sale as restaurant delicacy.  The rest of the shark is often thrown overboard or turned into cheap [...] read more
    June 6, 2008 2:58 pm - 12 Comments