Shark Finning

In social studies, we have been learning about shark finning. We watched a video about how does shark finning happening in a different country. We also learned the reasons behind this activity. In the video that we watched, we see that shark fins are selling in many places and, some of them are getting cooked as soup. 

What is shark finning?

Shark finning is when the shark fins are getting cut away from the body. They will put the body back into the ocean. They said that the shark is dying slowly and with a lot of pain. The fins are getting used in China and Hong Kong. The Chinese community all over the world will turn it into shark-fin soup. 

What is shark-fin soup?

This glutinous stock is a classical Chinese course dating back more than 1,000 years. Once a rare delicacy consumed only by the Chinese aristocracy, it played an important role as a symbol of social standing. The fibers take on a texture similar to noodles, but they have essentially no taste or nutritional value, so chicken stock or something similar is added to enhance the flavor.

Why is it a problem? 

It's a problem because they are killing a lot of sharks to get the fins. There are 73 million sharks are killed each year to make the Chinese course shark fin soup. These can decrease the population of sharks in the ocean. 

Website about shark finning. 

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/fish/what-is-shark-finning-and-why-is-it-a-problem/

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/fish/what-is-shark-finning-and-why-is-it-a-problem/