HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong has seized 26 tonnes of smuggled shark fins, sliced from some 38,500 endangered animals, in the largest bust of its kind in the southern Chinese city.
The record haul was discovered in two containers from Ecuador, and highlights the continued demand for shark fin, which is served at wedding banquets in many Chinese communities."Each consignment consisting of 13 tonnes broke the previous record seizure of 3.8 tonnes of controlled shark fins made in 2019," customs official Danny Cheung told reporters.
Some of the ocean's most vital apex predators, shark populations have been decimated over the last few decades with finning and industrial long line fishing the main culprits. Years of campaigning by environmentalists and celebrities like Chinese basketball star Yao Ming have led to the dish's becoming less fashionable among younger consumers in China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
A 2018 survey by the World Wildlife Fund found seven out of 10 Hong Kongers had eaten shark fin that year, usually at weddings, office functions and family gatherings.Their research says consumption has dropped significantly on the Chinese mainland but there is growing appetite for the dish in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.
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