Despite its price, the soup was no culinary masterpiece. The pork-and-chicken broth lacked complexity and depth, if not cornstarch. But the shark's fin was exquisite: Each filament was silky and ...

The approximate two metric tons of dried fin carries a black market value of $300,000-$400,000. Shark-less Ecosystem Stress Sharks are crucial to maintaining a healthy marine ecosystem.

Shark fin soup has a long history in Chinese imperial cuisine, where it symbolized wealth, power, and prestige. The soup is made using the fins of sharks, which are prized for their texture rather ...

The anti-finning legislation was preceded by two laws in this century on the same topic: 1) the Shark Finning Prohibition Act of 2000 that amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and ...

BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) - Chinese netizens on Wednesday bit back at a government decision to ban serving shark fin soup at state banquets within three years, mocking it as a timid step by ...

HONOLULU -- With the growth of Asia's economies in the past decade, the demand for shark fin soup -- which can fetch more than $100 a bowl -- has gone up. "People want to show their wealth a ...

Shark fin soup is a traditional Chinese dish that has become popular across the globe. With declining populations of sharks worldwide, there have been multiple bans on the sale of shark fins in the ...

While it may be rare to see shark meat on a menu in the United States, that doesn't mean it's not available. Shark fin soup, specifically, remains a highly sought after meal for those who ...

Beyond shark fin soup, this pivot has caused shark meat to be "used in fish and chips, in ceviche, or as a fraudulent alternative for swordfish," National Geographic reported.

Kim Jong-Un's love of shark fin soup is emblematic of the North Korean regime's tendency to flaunt excess, even as most of the country suffers from devastating food insecurity and economic ...