Fins

Just when you thought it was safe to flag down the waiter, a storm brews over shark fin soup.

A A A Comments By Jack Boulware Wednesday, Mar 1 2000
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To Tom Webster, the idea of enforcing a law against possession of shark fins is nothing less than ludicrous.

"Does that include shark fins in the shops? Should we have shark fin police? Knock down someone's door and arrest them for shark fin soup?

Shark finning on the high seas, from a video by the Recreational Fishing Alliance.
Courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Shark finning on the high seas, from a video by the Recreational Fishing Alliance.

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RELATED LINKS

Chuka-Takashi USA's www.sharkfin.com
"You can enjoy this authentic gourmet shark's fin soup in less than 30 minutes!"

We are Sharkfin.net
Where shark fins are flacked as the fountain of youth and a cure for cancer

National Audobon Society Living Oceans Program
Reports and action alerts on shark finning worldwide

Shark Conference 2000
Official home page of the conference sponsored by WildAid, Hawaii Audubon Society, and Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition


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