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More luxury hotels take shark fin off their menu

China Daily, December 17, 2012

• The NGOs that oppose shark fin consumption aim to protect the decreasing number of sharks in the ocean and stop shark-finning, a practice that condemns the finless sharks to a slow death.

  Research has also found that shark fin contains poisonous elements, including lead and mercury, but the nutritious value is less than that of chicken or pork.

  Some fishing associations in China say shark fin products should not be banned and deny shark-finning occurs. They claim a ban on the fins will lead to waste when sharks are captured with other fish.

  Dead sharks are seen on the beach of Manta, 419 km southeast of Quito, capital of Ecuador, March 15, 2010. Overfishing partly caused by booming demand for shark fin soup is threatening the existence of shark. [File photo]

  
  
  

   

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