Shark fin soup was initially served in China as a symbol of great wealth; shark fins were rarely available and so the soup was a luxury dish. Developm...
Posted 02.25.2012
By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer: The destruction of sharks for shark fin soup has helped put many wild species of the fish on the ro...
Robert Rosenthal | Posted 04.22.2012
Doesn't the name "sweetbreads" suggest something wonderful and tasty? However, the second it's explained that you're dining on a large mammal's thymus gland, not so much. Here are 12 other foods that seem like they could be a one-way ticket to uncontrollable vomiting.
Adrian Grenier | Posted 04.22.2012
Did you know that it's currently legal in Florida to sell, possess and distribute shark fins? This needs to change.
Posted 02.08.2012
There are plenty of reasons to dislike the Michelin Guide -- one can claim that it has a bias toward extremely expensive restaurants, that its descrip...
Laura Donahue | Posted 04.03.2012
This year is gearing up to be a busy one. From lions to sharks to foxes to snakes, we'll be pushing for legislation that increases protections for the animals in Virginia who deserve our compassion.
Posted 02.01.2012
Illinois may soon follow in the footsteps of California and three other states by moving to ban the possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark f...
Carl Safina | Posted 03.14.2012
A bit of a splash erupted on the Web yesterday in the form of photos showing a boat displaying two hammerheads. One was a shark. The other was the celebrity, Rosie O'Donnell.
AP | DON MELVIN | Posted 01.21.2012
BRUSSELS — The EU's executive arm said Monday that it wants to completely ban shark finning – the practice of removing sharks' fins and th...
Matt Rand | Posted 01.17.2012
Since the 90s, growing demand for shark products, specifically fins, has coincided with serious population declines for a number of shark species throughout the world.
AP | By JUDY LIN | Posted 12.07.2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's governor announced Friday that he signed a bill banning the sale, trade and possession of shark fins to protect the...
January Jones | Posted 11.12.2011
These majestic predators have been swimming the world's oceans for more than 400 million years, and we should keep them where they belong -- in the wild, with their fins firmly attached.
Posted 10.26.2011
Performance artist Alice Newstead recently showed her support for ending the practice of shark finning in a unique way. Shark finning, which involv...
AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 10.15.2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Actress Bo Derek won't be ordering shark-fin soup anytime soon. She joined lawmakers at the California state Capitol on Mo...
Matt Rand | Posted 10.02.2011
"Shark Week" has become such a phenomenon that it has drawn more than 20 million viewers each year since 1995. Unfortunately, sharks are increasingly scarce across the world's oceans due in large part to the appetite for shark fin soup.
Keith Addis | Posted 09.19.2011
Observing these spectacular animals in the wild is a wake-up call that sharks around the world need our help. Sharks are hunted ferociously for their fins. Millions are killed every year, the result being that many species are now threatened with extinction.
Sarah Chasis | Posted 08.17.2011
We kill an estimated 23 to 76 million sharks each year, almost entirely for the sake of shark fin soup, which has recently boomed in popularity. Right now the California State Senate is considering a bill, AB 376, that would end the fin trade there.
Julie Packard | Posted 08.02.2011
We've demonized sharks for far too long. Now the tide is turning, and when it does, sharks won't be the only winners.
Ian Somerhalder | Posted 07.09.2011
Shark finning is the practice of cutting off a shark's fins and dumping the remainder of the animal -- usually still alive -- to die a slow death as they sink to the bottom of the ocean.
AP | ROBIN HINDERY | Posted 07.06.2011
SAN FRANCISCO — A California proposal to outlaw the title ingredient in shark fin soup, a traditional Chinese delicacy, has turned into a recipe for...
Mindy Pennybacker | Posted 06.15.2011
Even a hardy band of shark attack survivors is supporting shark fin soup bans. It's time for all consumers to do our part by telling our representatives to end trade in shark fins and asking fishmongers and restaurants not to sell them.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — Less than one week after Chinese New Year, California legislators have introduced a bill to ban the possession, sale and distribut...
GOOD | By Patrick James | Posted 05.25.2011
Photojournalist Alex Hofford took this incredible photo of shark fins drying out on the sidewalk, in "a quiet area of Hong Kong in between the Whitty ...
January Jones | Posted 05.25.2011
Christmas came early for sharks, as Congress took the last step this morning to pass a ban on shark finning in the U.S.
AP | JOYCE WOO | Posted 05.25.2011
HONG KONG — When Steven Leung and Sylvia Cheung celebrated their nuptials in this southern Chinese financial center recently, they lavished thei...
Jupp Baron Kerckerinck zur Borg | Posted 04.25.2012