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"Take shark fin soup off the menu"

A review of Stanley Chinese Restaurant by Jane - Thursday 14th of August 2008

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I walked out of this restaurant at the weekend because they have shark fin soup on the menu. Say no to serving endangered species. For more information on the shark crisis have a look at http://www.bite-back.com

Demand for its meat is so high that shark is being
fished to the brink of extinction. Already, some
stocks of shark are close to collapse and marine
scientists have raised the alarm, declaring shark
as a threatened species.
In fact the problem is so acute that, according to
a 10-year research study published by leading
fisheries biologist, Dr Ransom Myers, ‘unrelenting
fishing pressure has decimated 90% of the world’s
stocks of sharks’.
Put very simply, too many people are eating shark
and these slow to mature and long-lived fish are
at the frontline of a killing spree that is so
unsustainable it can only be described as an
underwater holocaust.
However, Bite-Back, the UK’s fastest growing
marine conservation organisation, believes that
retailers and restaurants can help manage the
future of the world’s shark populations, by making
an intelligent decision about which fish they sell
and when. Working together, the law of supply
and demand can be turned on its head to alter
the dynamics of the fishing industry and help
allow stocks of shark to recover. If retailers stop
selling it and consumers stop buying it, the
motivation to hunt and kill shark is removed.
As a testament to this model the UK’s largest
retailer, ASDA, has chosen to support Bite-Back’s
recommendations and removed shark from its
network of stores. At the same time, restaurant
chains, including Wagamama have responded
positively by removing shark from its menus
across the country.
Graham Buckingham, campaign director at Bite-
Back, said: “If ever there was a wake-up call, this
has to be it. Anyone who continues to buy and
sell shark is effectively endorsing its extinction.”

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