Shark fin soup / 魚翅
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Shark fin soup / 魚翅
Shark fin soup
Traditional Chinese 魚翅
Simplified Chinese 鱼翅
Cantonese Jyutping jyu4 ci3
Hanyu Pinyin yú chì
Literal meaning Fish fin
[show]Transcriptions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agent counting confiscated shark fins
Shark fin soup (or shark's fin soup) is a popular soup item of Chinese cuisine usually served at special occasions such as weddings and banquets,[1][2] or as a luxury item in Chinese culture.[2]
The shark fins provide texture while the taste comes from the other soup ingredients.[1] There is controversy over the practice of shark finning. Consumption of shark fin soup has risen dramatically with the middle class becoming more affluent.[3] Finning is named as a primary contributing factor in the global decline of many shark species.[4] Fishing fleets catch around 70 million sharks a year as of 2010.[5]
As their income levels have increased, Chinese communities around the world are showing a greater demand for shark fins[1][6] This increase in demand, combined with the importance of this top predator in the ocean, has the potential to significantly alter oceanic ecosystems.[7]
Contents
[hide]
1 Customs
2 Preparation
3 Taste
4 Nutritional value and health issues
5 Market
6 Sustainability
7 See also
8 References
9 Further reading
10 External links
[edit] Customs
Shark fin soup dates back to China's Ming Dynasty.[6] The popularity of shark fin soup rose in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as standards of living began to improve.[1] The delicacy was coveted by emperors because it was rare, delicious, and required elaborate preparation.[8] Holding both culinary and symbolic significance, the dish is popular at important occasions such as weddings, banquets, and important business deals.[8][9][10] It symbolizes wealth, power, prestige and honor.[9][10] This staple of gourmet Chinese cuisine is a show of respect, honor, and appreciation to the guests.[8][11]
[edit] Preparation
Genuine shark fin soup or stew is made with shark fins obtained from any of a variety of shark species. Raw shark fins are processed by first removing the skin, trimming them to shape, and thoroughly drying them. Hydrogen peroxide may be used[12] before drying to make their colour more appealing.[citation needed]
Shark fins are the cartilaginous pectoral and dorsal fins of a shark. Sharks' fins are sold in two forms: frozen and dried. Both need to be softened before they can be used to prepare soup. The frozen form is ready to use, as it has been prepared and therefore only requires about an hour or two of soaking.[citation needed]
There are two types of the dried form, skinned (shredded) and whole, which requires more preparation.[13]
[edit] Taste
In shark fin soup, the fins themselves are virtually tasteless. The taste comes from the soup, while the fins are valued for their texture. Keith Bradsher of The New York Times describes it as a "chewy, sinewy, stringy" texture.[1] Krista Mahr of TIME called it "somewhere between chewy and crunchy."[5] Dave Lieberman of OC Weekly wrote that it is a "snappy, gelatinous texture." Westerners reaction to eating shark fin soup for the first time is that it has almost no taste. However, texture is prized as much as taste in Asian cuisine.[14]
[edit] Nutritional value and health issues
Chinese culture has lauded shark fins' alleged properties to boost sexual potency, enhance skin quality, increase one's qi or energy, prevent heart disease, and lower cholesterol.[11]
Vitamin content of typical shark fin soup is much less than that of typical vegetable soup, containing almost no vitamin A. However, it contains slightly more iron, zinc, riboflavin, and phosphorus than normal vegetable soup.[15] [16]
There are apparently false claims that shark fins prevent cancer.[17] or treat osteoarthritis.[18] No scientific proof supports these claims; at least one study has shown shark cartilage to be of no value in cancer treatment.[19]
If consumed in extremely large quantities, shark fin soup may cause sterility in men due to mercury content.[20] The FDA recommends pregnant women and young children avoid eating shark fins.[21]
[edit] Market
Shark fins and other shark parts for sale in a Chinese pharmacy
Shark fins stew
Shark fin soup is a popular delicacy in China, and is eaten in Chinese restaurants around the world.[22][23] Peter Knights, executive director of WildAid, said in 2001 that the shark fin trade more than doubled in the prior 15 years.[6]
A survey carried out in China in 2006 by WildAid and the Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association found that 35% of participants said they had consumed shark fin soup in the last year,[22] while 83% of participants in an online survey conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature, said that they had consumed shark fin soup at some time.[24]
In Hong Kong restaurants, where the market has traditionally been strong, demand from Hong Kong natives has reportedly dropped, but this has been more than balanced by an increase in demand from the Chinese mainland,[25] as the economic growth of China has put this expensive delicacy within the reach of a growing middle class.[26]
Based on information gathered from the Hong Kong trade in fins, the market is estimated to be growing by 5% a year.[27] The high price of the soup means it is often used as a way to impress guests or at celebrations,[25] Fifty-eight percent of those questioned in the WWF survey said they ate the soup at a celebration or gathering.[24]
While fins from many shark species are used in the trade, certain shark species have been identified over the centuries as supplying the tastiest and most succulent fins[citation needed]. The shark-like rays (the shovelnose rays and sawfishes) are known to supply the highest quality fin—the "caviar" of shark fin.[citation needed] As observed by one of the leading treatises[which?] on shark trade, "[fins] from the white-spotted guitarfish (Rhynchobatus spp.) are considered to be most valuable.[citation needed] The preferred shark species for fins are tiger, mako, sawfish, sandbar, bull, hammerhead, blacktip, porbeagle, blue and thresher sharks."[28]
Fins from the critically endangered sawfishes (family Pristidae) "are highly favored in Asian markets and are some of the most valuable shark fins."[29] Sawfishes are now protected under the highest protection level of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Appendix I,[30] but given the great volume of the shark fin trade, and as detached shark fins are difficult to identify, it is unlikely that CITES protection will prevent highly valued sawfish fins from entering the trade.[citation needed]
A third of all fins imported to Hong Kong come from Europe.[31] Spain is by far the largest supplier, providing between 2,000 and 5,000 metric tonnes a year.[32][33] Norway supplies 39 metric tonnes, but Britain, France, Portugal and Italy are also major suppliers.[34]
Hong Kong handles at least 50% and possibly up to 80% of the world trade in shark fin, with the major suppliers being Europe, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen, India, Japan, and Mexico.[35]
[edit] Sustainability
See also: Shark finning
Some researchers believed that from 1996 to 2000, 26 to 73 million sharks were traded yearly. The annual median for the period was 38 million, nearly four times more than the UN estimates, but considerably lower than those of many conservationists.[7] The total was 70 million in 2010.[5] Shark fins are a billion dollar industry.[36]
Major declines in shark populations have been recorded in recent years—some species have been depleted by over 90% over the past 20–30 years, with a population decline of 70% not being unusual.[37] Only a small amount of the shark is actually kept. In a process called finning, the fins are cut from living sharks.[38] After the fins have been cut off, the remainder of the fish, which is often still alive, is thrown back into the sea.[38] When returned to the ocean, the finless shark is unable to swim, and sinks to the ocean bottom and dies a slow death.[39]
The 2007 documentary Sharkwater[40] exposes the abuse in shark-finning industry and the damage it is causing to the ocean's ecosystems. It also uncovers government corruption supporting the industry.
According to a 2010 BBC report, demand for shark fin soup in Asia has been blamed for the illegal killing of nearly 300,000 sharks off Brazil since 2009.[41]
"We don't think that banning the soup is the answer," said Knights. "This isn't a question of stopping a tradition. It may even be a question of keeping a tradition going." What's needed, he says, is "a huge increase in consumer awareness," particularly among Asians.[6]
[edit] See also
Bird's nest soup
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall - soup containing shark's fin
[edit] References
^ a b c d e Keith Bradsher, Disneyland in China Offers a Soup and Lands in a Stew, June 17, 2005 The New York Times
^ a b Caroline Li, Lobster replaces shark's fin at Disney, The Standard, July 16, 2005
^ "Shark fin soup alters an ecosystem - CNN.com". CNN. 15 December 2008. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/1 ... index.html. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
^ "Waiter, there’s a shark fin in my soup!". http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroo ... sID=105060. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
^ a b c Mahr, Krista (August 9, 2010). "Shark-Fin Soup and the Conservation Challenge". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,881 ... 91,00.html.
^ a b c d Bird, Maryann (February 26, 2001). "Man Bites Shark". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/ ... d=fb_share. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ a b Nicholas Bakalar (2006-10-12). "38 Million Sharks Killed for Fins Annually, Experts Estimate". National Geographic. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... k-fin.html. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ a b c Barboza, David (August 13, 2006). "Waiter, There’s a Celebrity in My Shark Fin Soup". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/weeki ... rboza.html. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ a b Fleshler, David; Ludmilla, Lelis (June 8, 2008). "Demand for delicacy puts sharks in peril". Orlando Sentinel. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/200 ... fin-soup/2. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ a b Viegas, Jennifer (December 1, 2009). "Shark fins traced to endangered populations". MSNBC.com. Discovery News. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34225165/ns ... e-science/. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ a b Woo, Joyce (September 5, 2010). "Shark tale: Hong Kong's use of fins as a delicacy under fire". The Washington Post. Associated Press. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00452.html. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori ... 2003390435
^ "Shark's Fin in Chinese Cooking". chinesefood-recipes.com. http://www.chinesefood-recipes.com/food ... ooking.php. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
^ http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkini ... trover.php
^ "Shark Fin Soup Nutrition Facts". http://www.nutrientfacts.com/foodpages/ ... n_soup.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
^ "Vegetarian Vegetable Soup Nutrition Facts". http://www.nutrientfacts.com/searchfood ... p&x=33&y=8. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
^ "Alternative approaches to prostate cancer treatment". http://www.prostatecancertreatment.co.u ... approaches. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
^ Pollack, Andrew (3 June 2007). "Shark Cartilage, Not a Cancer Therapy". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/health/03cancer.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
^ The results of a study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, and led by Dr. Charles Lu of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on 2 June 2007 in Chicago. Cancer patients treated with extracts from shark cartilage had a shorter median lifespan than patients receiving a placebo. "Shark fin won’t help fight cancer, but ginseng will". http://www.pchrd.dost.gov.ph/library/in ... &Itemid=27. Retrieved 2008-06-23.[dead link]
^ "Watch out for shark fin soup". China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/do ... 444520.htm. Retrieved 21 May 2005.
^ "Beware of shark meat, FDA warns". CNN. 26 April 1996. http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/indepth.food/ ... index.html. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
^ a b Laura Marquez (2006-10-30). "Decimating Shark Population for Some Soup". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story? ... 156&page=1. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Karliah Brown (2009-09-). "Fins for sale". London: The Independent. http://news.independent.co.uk/environme ... 096219.ece. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ a b "WWF Marine Awareness Survey: Seafood consumption". WWF. 2005-10-13. http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/pdf/reference ... 1013_1.pdf. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ a b "Yao Ming unlikely to curb China's shark fin appetite". Taipei Times. 2006-05-03. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori ... 2003325993. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ "Media silent on shark fin soup affair". The Standard. 2006-09-01. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... r=20060901. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Julie Chao (2004-05-19). "Chinese Taste For Endangered Seafood Growing". Cox News Service. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/in ... e2004.html. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Vannuccini, S. 1999/ Shark utilization, marketing and trade. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 389. Rome, FAO. http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/X3690E/x3690e0p.htm, retrieved March 17, 2009.
^ Recovery Plan for Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata). National Marine Fisheries Service. 2009, http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/recove ... awfish.pdf Retrieved March 18, 2009.
^ Richard Black. 2007. "Sawfish protection acquires teeth." BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6740609.stm Retrieved March 19, 2009. -
^ "Shark fisheries and trade in Europe". Shark Alliance. http://www.sharkalliance.org/content.asp?did=23514. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
^ "EU faces shark fin ban call". BBC. 2001-06-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1406939.stm. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Ian Sample (2006-08-31). "Sharks pay high price as demand for fins soars". London: The Guardian. http://environment.guardian.co.uk/conse ... 10,00.html. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Steve Connor (2006-08-31). "Growth in shark fin trade could lead to species extinction". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/environmen ... 14086.html. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
^ Sarah Fowler and Dr John A Musick (2006-06-02). "Shark Specialist Group Finning Statement". IUCN Shark Specialist Group. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/organizat ... l2june.pdf. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Geoffrey York (2003-08-27). "Shark Soup". The Globe and Mail. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/FISH/sharks/in ... up2003.htm. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Pratt, H. L. Jr.; Gruber, S. H. & Taniuchi, T. (1990). Elasmobranchs as living resources: Advances in the biology, ecology, systematics, and the status of the fisheries. NOAA Tech Rept. (90).
^ a b "Sharks". WildAid. http://www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=3& ... &TERID=490. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
^ Berman, Ruth (2009). Sharks (Revised ed.). Lerner Publications. p. 37. ISBN 0761342435. http://books.google.com/books?id=TxOyvC ... 0#PPA37,M1.
^ "Shark Water". Shark Water. http://www.sharkwater.com. Retrieved 5 Feb 2009.
^ "Asia demand 'spurs Brazilian shark kills'". BBC.co.uk. August 3, 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10848165.
[edit] Further reading
Baum J.K., Myers R.A., Kehler D.G., Worm B., Harley S.J., Doherty P.A. (2003) — Collapse and Conservation of Shark Populations in the Northwest Atlantic. Science, 5605: 389–392.
[edit] External links
Decimating Shark Population for Some Soup ABC News, October 30, 2006.
Fisherman holds shark fin by The Smithsonian Institution: Ocean Portal
How Sharks Have Paid the Price for Demand for Shark Fin Soup. The Voice of America's Special English Branch.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_fin_soup
Shark fin soup
Traditional Chinese 魚翅
Simplified Chinese 鱼翅
Cantonese Jyutping jyu4 ci3
Hanyu Pinyin yú chì
Literal meaning Fish fin
[show]Transcriptions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agent counting confiscated shark fins
Shark fin soup (or shark's fin soup) is a popular soup item of Chinese cuisine usually served at special occasions such as weddings and banquets,[1][2] or as a luxury item in Chinese culture.[2]
The shark fins provide texture while the taste comes from the other soup ingredients.[1] There is controversy over the practice of shark finning. Consumption of shark fin soup has risen dramatically with the middle class becoming more affluent.[3] Finning is named as a primary contributing factor in the global decline of many shark species.[4] Fishing fleets catch around 70 million sharks a year as of 2010.[5]
As their income levels have increased, Chinese communities around the world are showing a greater demand for shark fins[1][6] This increase in demand, combined with the importance of this top predator in the ocean, has the potential to significantly alter oceanic ecosystems.[7]
Contents
[hide]
1 Customs
2 Preparation
3 Taste
4 Nutritional value and health issues
5 Market
6 Sustainability
7 See also
8 References
9 Further reading
10 External links
[edit] Customs
Shark fin soup dates back to China's Ming Dynasty.[6] The popularity of shark fin soup rose in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as standards of living began to improve.[1] The delicacy was coveted by emperors because it was rare, delicious, and required elaborate preparation.[8] Holding both culinary and symbolic significance, the dish is popular at important occasions such as weddings, banquets, and important business deals.[8][9][10] It symbolizes wealth, power, prestige and honor.[9][10] This staple of gourmet Chinese cuisine is a show of respect, honor, and appreciation to the guests.[8][11]
[edit] Preparation
Genuine shark fin soup or stew is made with shark fins obtained from any of a variety of shark species. Raw shark fins are processed by first removing the skin, trimming them to shape, and thoroughly drying them. Hydrogen peroxide may be used[12] before drying to make their colour more appealing.[citation needed]
Shark fins are the cartilaginous pectoral and dorsal fins of a shark. Sharks' fins are sold in two forms: frozen and dried. Both need to be softened before they can be used to prepare soup. The frozen form is ready to use, as it has been prepared and therefore only requires about an hour or two of soaking.[citation needed]
There are two types of the dried form, skinned (shredded) and whole, which requires more preparation.[13]
[edit] Taste
In shark fin soup, the fins themselves are virtually tasteless. The taste comes from the soup, while the fins are valued for their texture. Keith Bradsher of The New York Times describes it as a "chewy, sinewy, stringy" texture.[1] Krista Mahr of TIME called it "somewhere between chewy and crunchy."[5] Dave Lieberman of OC Weekly wrote that it is a "snappy, gelatinous texture." Westerners reaction to eating shark fin soup for the first time is that it has almost no taste. However, texture is prized as much as taste in Asian cuisine.[14]
[edit] Nutritional value and health issues
Chinese culture has lauded shark fins' alleged properties to boost sexual potency, enhance skin quality, increase one's qi or energy, prevent heart disease, and lower cholesterol.[11]
Vitamin content of typical shark fin soup is much less than that of typical vegetable soup, containing almost no vitamin A. However, it contains slightly more iron, zinc, riboflavin, and phosphorus than normal vegetable soup.[15] [16]
There are apparently false claims that shark fins prevent cancer.[17] or treat osteoarthritis.[18] No scientific proof supports these claims; at least one study has shown shark cartilage to be of no value in cancer treatment.[19]
If consumed in extremely large quantities, shark fin soup may cause sterility in men due to mercury content.[20] The FDA recommends pregnant women and young children avoid eating shark fins.[21]
[edit] Market
Shark fins and other shark parts for sale in a Chinese pharmacy
Shark fins stew
Shark fin soup is a popular delicacy in China, and is eaten in Chinese restaurants around the world.[22][23] Peter Knights, executive director of WildAid, said in 2001 that the shark fin trade more than doubled in the prior 15 years.[6]
A survey carried out in China in 2006 by WildAid and the Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association found that 35% of participants said they had consumed shark fin soup in the last year,[22] while 83% of participants in an online survey conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature, said that they had consumed shark fin soup at some time.[24]
In Hong Kong restaurants, where the market has traditionally been strong, demand from Hong Kong natives has reportedly dropped, but this has been more than balanced by an increase in demand from the Chinese mainland,[25] as the economic growth of China has put this expensive delicacy within the reach of a growing middle class.[26]
Based on information gathered from the Hong Kong trade in fins, the market is estimated to be growing by 5% a year.[27] The high price of the soup means it is often used as a way to impress guests or at celebrations,[25] Fifty-eight percent of those questioned in the WWF survey said they ate the soup at a celebration or gathering.[24]
While fins from many shark species are used in the trade, certain shark species have been identified over the centuries as supplying the tastiest and most succulent fins[citation needed]. The shark-like rays (the shovelnose rays and sawfishes) are known to supply the highest quality fin—the "caviar" of shark fin.[citation needed] As observed by one of the leading treatises[which?] on shark trade, "[fins] from the white-spotted guitarfish (Rhynchobatus spp.) are considered to be most valuable.[citation needed] The preferred shark species for fins are tiger, mako, sawfish, sandbar, bull, hammerhead, blacktip, porbeagle, blue and thresher sharks."[28]
Fins from the critically endangered sawfishes (family Pristidae) "are highly favored in Asian markets and are some of the most valuable shark fins."[29] Sawfishes are now protected under the highest protection level of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Appendix I,[30] but given the great volume of the shark fin trade, and as detached shark fins are difficult to identify, it is unlikely that CITES protection will prevent highly valued sawfish fins from entering the trade.[citation needed]
A third of all fins imported to Hong Kong come from Europe.[31] Spain is by far the largest supplier, providing between 2,000 and 5,000 metric tonnes a year.[32][33] Norway supplies 39 metric tonnes, but Britain, France, Portugal and Italy are also major suppliers.[34]
Hong Kong handles at least 50% and possibly up to 80% of the world trade in shark fin, with the major suppliers being Europe, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen, India, Japan, and Mexico.[35]
[edit] Sustainability
See also: Shark finning
Some researchers believed that from 1996 to 2000, 26 to 73 million sharks were traded yearly. The annual median for the period was 38 million, nearly four times more than the UN estimates, but considerably lower than those of many conservationists.[7] The total was 70 million in 2010.[5] Shark fins are a billion dollar industry.[36]
Major declines in shark populations have been recorded in recent years—some species have been depleted by over 90% over the past 20–30 years, with a population decline of 70% not being unusual.[37] Only a small amount of the shark is actually kept. In a process called finning, the fins are cut from living sharks.[38] After the fins have been cut off, the remainder of the fish, which is often still alive, is thrown back into the sea.[38] When returned to the ocean, the finless shark is unable to swim, and sinks to the ocean bottom and dies a slow death.[39]
The 2007 documentary Sharkwater[40] exposes the abuse in shark-finning industry and the damage it is causing to the ocean's ecosystems. It also uncovers government corruption supporting the industry.
According to a 2010 BBC report, demand for shark fin soup in Asia has been blamed for the illegal killing of nearly 300,000 sharks off Brazil since 2009.[41]
"We don't think that banning the soup is the answer," said Knights. "This isn't a question of stopping a tradition. It may even be a question of keeping a tradition going." What's needed, he says, is "a huge increase in consumer awareness," particularly among Asians.[6]
[edit] See also
Bird's nest soup
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall - soup containing shark's fin
[edit] References
^ a b c d e Keith Bradsher, Disneyland in China Offers a Soup and Lands in a Stew, June 17, 2005 The New York Times
^ a b Caroline Li, Lobster replaces shark's fin at Disney, The Standard, July 16, 2005
^ "Shark fin soup alters an ecosystem - CNN.com". CNN. 15 December 2008. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/1 ... index.html. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
^ "Waiter, there’s a shark fin in my soup!". http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroo ... sID=105060. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
^ a b c Mahr, Krista (August 9, 2010). "Shark-Fin Soup and the Conservation Challenge". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,881 ... 91,00.html.
^ a b c d Bird, Maryann (February 26, 2001). "Man Bites Shark". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/ ... d=fb_share. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ a b Nicholas Bakalar (2006-10-12). "38 Million Sharks Killed for Fins Annually, Experts Estimate". National Geographic. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... k-fin.html. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ a b c Barboza, David (August 13, 2006). "Waiter, There’s a Celebrity in My Shark Fin Soup". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/weeki ... rboza.html. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ a b Fleshler, David; Ludmilla, Lelis (June 8, 2008). "Demand for delicacy puts sharks in peril". Orlando Sentinel. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/200 ... fin-soup/2. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ a b Viegas, Jennifer (December 1, 2009). "Shark fins traced to endangered populations". MSNBC.com. Discovery News. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34225165/ns ... e-science/. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ a b Woo, Joyce (September 5, 2010). "Shark tale: Hong Kong's use of fins as a delicacy under fire". The Washington Post. Associated Press. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00452.html. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori ... 2003390435
^ "Shark's Fin in Chinese Cooking". chinesefood-recipes.com. http://www.chinesefood-recipes.com/food ... ooking.php. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
^ http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkini ... trover.php
^ "Shark Fin Soup Nutrition Facts". http://www.nutrientfacts.com/foodpages/ ... n_soup.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
^ "Vegetarian Vegetable Soup Nutrition Facts". http://www.nutrientfacts.com/searchfood ... p&x=33&y=8. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
^ "Alternative approaches to prostate cancer treatment". http://www.prostatecancertreatment.co.u ... approaches. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
^ Pollack, Andrew (3 June 2007). "Shark Cartilage, Not a Cancer Therapy". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/health/03cancer.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
^ The results of a study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, and led by Dr. Charles Lu of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on 2 June 2007 in Chicago. Cancer patients treated with extracts from shark cartilage had a shorter median lifespan than patients receiving a placebo. "Shark fin won’t help fight cancer, but ginseng will". http://www.pchrd.dost.gov.ph/library/in ... &Itemid=27. Retrieved 2008-06-23.[dead link]
^ "Watch out for shark fin soup". China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/do ... 444520.htm. Retrieved 21 May 2005.
^ "Beware of shark meat, FDA warns". CNN. 26 April 1996. http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/indepth.food/ ... index.html. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
^ a b Laura Marquez (2006-10-30). "Decimating Shark Population for Some Soup". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story? ... 156&page=1. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Karliah Brown (2009-09-). "Fins for sale". London: The Independent. http://news.independent.co.uk/environme ... 096219.ece. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ a b "WWF Marine Awareness Survey: Seafood consumption". WWF. 2005-10-13. http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/pdf/reference ... 1013_1.pdf. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ a b "Yao Ming unlikely to curb China's shark fin appetite". Taipei Times. 2006-05-03. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori ... 2003325993. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ "Media silent on shark fin soup affair". The Standard. 2006-09-01. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... r=20060901. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Julie Chao (2004-05-19). "Chinese Taste For Endangered Seafood Growing". Cox News Service. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/in ... e2004.html. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^ Vannuccini, S. 1999/ Shark utilization, marketing and trade. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 389. Rome, FAO. http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/X3690E/x3690e0p.htm, retrieved March 17, 2009.
^ Recovery Plan for Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata). National Marine Fisheries Service. 2009, http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/recove ... awfish.pdf Retrieved March 18, 2009.
^ Richard Black. 2007. "Sawfish protection acquires teeth." BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6740609.stm Retrieved March 19, 2009. -
^ "Shark fisheries and trade in Europe". Shark Alliance. http://www.sharkalliance.org/content.asp?did=23514. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
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[edit] Further reading
Baum J.K., Myers R.A., Kehler D.G., Worm B., Harley S.J., Doherty P.A. (2003) — Collapse and Conservation of Shark Populations in the Northwest Atlantic. Science, 5605: 389–392.
[edit] External links
Decimating Shark Population for Some Soup ABC News, October 30, 2006.
Fisherman holds shark fin by The Smithsonian Institution: Ocean Portal
How Sharks Have Paid the Price for Demand for Shark Fin Soup. The Voice of America's Special English Branch.
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