As long as there is a market for shark fins, fishermen will continue to find ways to elude shark finning bans. The newest loophole fishermen are exploiting is called “shark spining.” Shark spining is ...

If you’ve ever looked at the roof of a modern car, you’ve probably noticed a sleek little fin perched up there. You might be surprised to learn that the shark fin isn’t just a design feature ...

So, if the shark fin trade in Hong Kong is banned, the traders will lose an important marketplace, and will have to hunt fewer sharks. Sharks are endangered animals, so we should protect them from ...

I am writing in response to the letter “Stop the cruel practice: no more shark fin soup!” (Young Post, May 14). Many countries around the world are still hunting sharks. Although we do not ...

Workers in Kesennuma, northeastern Japan, are busy drying shark fins, a high-priced delicacy. The city in Miyagi Prefecture, which sees the largest annual catch of sharks in Japan, has a nearly ...