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 ...

Not all restaurants that tell us they are offering imitation shark fin make it clear to their customers that the dish is not the real thing. Imitation shark fin is usually cheaper than real shark fin.

routinely process thousands of frozen shark fins a day to service the growing international demand for shark-fin soup. Once a delicacy, the dish is increasingly popular with China’s growing middle ...

(The dorsal is the triangle-shaped balancing fin that lurks above the water, a tell-tale sign of an impending shark attack in movies.) That's about the height of the average American woman.

Shark finning is the practice of catching sharks and cutting off their fins — primarily for use in food and traditional medicine — then throwing the fish back into the ocean to die ...