KAOSHIUNG, Taiwan (CNN)-- There is no animal on earth more vilified than the shark. Pop culture references and annual, over-hyped reports of attacks on swimmers or surfers have put sharks on the ...

A major culprit is soup. At one time, shark fin soup was considered a delicacy for the elite. But as Asia grows in population and wealth, the demand for shark fins has gone through the roof.

There is a robust global market for shark fins in particular to meet the demand for shark fin soup. Shark fin soup is a popular (and pricey) dish in some East Asian societies, prized as a symbol of ...

For over a decade, AWI has provided an online database of restaurants in the United States that continue to serve shark fin soup. The goal is to help people avoid such establishments and to call ...

Their meat rivals swordfish in quality, and their fins are prized in Asia for shark fin soup, a combination that has put makos under significant pressure. But how much pressure, and to what ...

Shark fin soup is a delicacy in China and was traditionally believed to have health benefits. But modern scientists point out that shark tissue, including the cartilage of the fin, can be ...

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 ...

Love them or loathe them, as top predators, sharks play an important role in the marine ecosystem — their decline is symbolic of all that’s gone wrong in the oceans as a result of mismanagement and ...

During some special occasions, such as wedding banquets, shark fin soup is a must have delicacy. By banning the shark fin trade in Hong Kong, people would think twice and change their eating pattern.

A landmark decision to regulate the trade in sharks for shark fin soup is bound to have ramifications for Japan, a key exporting nation. Blue sharks were among 54 species of requiem sharks that ...

This London restaurant owner wouldn't even let Gordon Ramsay and his cameras in to see the soup and talk to customers. So in an effort to understand the shark fin demand, Ramsay traveled to Taipei ...