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Taiwan to Tighten Laws Banning Shark Fin Hunting


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Source: Yahoo! News

July 10, 2011

 

"Taiwan, one of the world's major shark catchers, announced plans on Sunday to tighten measures against hunting the ocean predator for its fin, the island's top fisheries official said Sunday.

 

Taiwan fishermen are already barred from tossing sharks back into the water to die after slicing off the fin—a delicacy in Chinese cuisine—and are required instead to ship back the carcass.

 

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