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 ...

Some airlines, hotels, and other companies have also refused to transport, serve or sell shark fin products. Information on which jurisdictions and companies have (or in some cases, have not) taken ...

The illegal trade in shark fins is a global issue that is driven by the demand for shark fin soup - a delicacy and status food item in East Asia. Sharks have been targeted for many centuries, mainly ...

Even thought sharks are not common in our seas, Hong Kong is the centre of the shark fin trade, accounting for about half the global shark fin trade every year. Because of overhunting, some shark ...

American alpinists Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk have successfully climbed a direct new route via the Shark's Fin on the NW face of Meru (6310m) in India's Garhwal Himalaya. Third time ...

News > Alpinism > Shark's Fin in Chile by Jasper, Heller and Gantzhorn In April 2012 Robert Jasper, Jörn Heller and Ralf Gantzhorn carried out the first ascent of the Shark's Fin Ridge. The route ...

Sharks worldwide are imperiled by overfishing. Yet experts disagree on whether policies in Florida and the U.S. aimed at protecting sharks have in fact done the opposite. In Part I of this three-part ...