Making anything illegal will greatly increase popularity and price.
(Use the search function to view earlier posts about Shark Fin Soup in Taiwan).
Mis-information galore every week is floating around. On You Tube an 18 year-old shark fan in Australia voiced concerns for saving all sharks everywhere.
Meanwhile two shark bites occurred on swimmers in two days. There is no clear shortage of sharks in the sea at the moment.
Who is against shark fin soup? It appears to go way beyond concerned magazine editors and young divers. A bit of ‘astro-turfing’ I’m guessing and being paid for by ……… whoever wishes to embarrass places selling this product.
You need to understand fishermen and pro fishing practices to fully appreciate what shark meat is all about.
Shark has become palatable with new processing techniques that wash, mash and flavor the flesh.
Shark fins are a bonus not to be wasted. Fisherman cannot fully control what they catch.
Better quality fish is always the target but fate plays a part in what species of fish takes the bait.
An underwater photographer and magazine publisher is hoping to have shark fin soup removed from the menu’s of Singaporean
restaurants.
