The fins are then used as an ingredient in a delicacy known as shark fin soup. Jurisdictions that have either partial or complete bans on finning, per the Animal Welfare Institute, include the ...

While the main driver of shark fishing used to be the trade in their fins, which are considered a delicacy in some regions, in recent times demand for shark meat appears to be rising. Some ...

Often the crew would sell the fins in parts of Asia where shark-fin soup is a delicacy. When the zero-tolerance policy went into force in 2012, the inspectors were relieved, Mitchell says ...

Ju Shardlow: Look up the list of the most misunderstood foods in the world, and fermented shark is probably on it. But here in the west of Iceland, it is a regional delicacy. It's Greenland shark ...

The illegal trade in shark fins is a global issue that is driven by the demand for shark fin soup - a delicacy and status food item in East Asia. Sharks have been targeted for many centuries, mainly ...

A Chinese delicacy, it can fetch $450 to $1,000 per ... along with abalone, sea cucumber, and shark fin. But the main reason fish maw is so desired is its supposed medical value.

But because of the negative associations with shark finning, restaurant owners and managers clam up when they're asked about it. This London restaurant owner wouldn't even let Gordon Ramsay and ...