For over a decade, AWI has provided an online database of restaurants in the United States that continue to serve shark fin soup. The goal is to help people avoid such ... they are considered a ...

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 ...

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 ...

and shark fin make up the ‘big four’ dried seafoods,” Tsang said. “People consume shark’s fin soup mostly during weddings, birthdays, and festival celebrations.” More than a third sold ...