Most conservationists agree that an estimated 100 million sharks are killed worldwide each year, and fins from the vast majority of them are used to make shark fin soup -- a delicacy at banquets in China and across Southeast Asia. And it’s a lucrative business; a bowl of this soup can cost up to US$200 in some higher-end restaurants in Asia. Tradition over sufferingWhile the practice has spawned numerous campaign groups globally, who have encouraged major hotels to take sharks fin soup of their menus and airlines to refuse to transport the fins, sharks continue to be slaughtered -- with culture and tradition overriding the grotesque and inhumane suffering. Their exhibition, "On Sharks and Humanity," comprises work from 36 international artists and followed similar shows across the globe. “We’re now bringing up a new generation of kids who now already, as they’re growing up, think shark’s fin (soup) is bad,” he said.

Source: Forbes July 04, 2017 05:13 UTC