Shark Fins for sale

Drying Shark Fins

Shark Fin Soup

Australian Wildlife Habitat

Shark finning or cutting the fins off sharks (it kills them) is nearly a thing of the past thanks to a luxury hotel chain and other top end restaurants in Asia whom have seen the light after years of public pressure and are no longer serving the controversial traditional Chinese shark fin soup. The Shangri-la hotel chain said it banned the dish from its 72 hotels across Asia.

The ball is well and truly rolling as a large Chinese restaurant chain South Beauty and the Peninsular Hotel Group has done the same and placed a complete ban on this ingredient in all menu items. Supermarket chains across Asia including, ColdStorage / FairPrice and Carrefour are doing the same.

The making of this soup is estimated to be responsible for the death of 70 million sharks a year ( don’t forget a shark fin is a tiny part of its body, on most occasions the rest of the shark is thrown back into the sea alive to perish) Yes that’s right, 70 million sharks killed per year to make soup.

Environmental and animal’s rights groups are winning this battle, we as consumers and individuals can make a difference each and every day.

Garry Sullivan
General Manager
Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas.