Who would have thought sharks would be pushed to the brink of extinction by a bowl of soup?
Visit our friends at the Australian Marine
Conservation Society
For your copy of 'Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide'
Ben Cropp joins the anti shark fin fight
Legendary Australian marine documentary maker and shark hunter turned conservationist Ben Cropp joins TAASFA in our fight against shark finning.
Up to 73 million sharks are finned alive every year, that's 200,000 sharks every day
Global shark populations have dropped by 90% in the last 30 years
Silvertip whalers & Scalloped hammerheads have been virtually eliminated from Australia's northern reefs due to shark finning
Australia was responsible for the slaughter of over 17,000 tonne of shark for their fins in 2007
The Queensland government allows the slaughter of 78 000 sharks each year on the Great Barrier Reef
Australia imports about 10 tonnes of shark fin every year
The Australian Anti Shark Finning Alliance (TAASFA) is determined to bring shark finning to an end and we will target anyone and everyone involved or purports to be involved in the shark fin industry in order to achieve our mission. If you are involved in the shark fin industry, be prepared to be named and shamed.
Download TAASFA's Shark Fin fact Sheet in 
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Shark Fin Soup is also known as 'Buddha jumps over the wall' or 'Fo Tiao Qiang' in Cantonese & Fujian cuisine and 'Buldojang' in South Korea - Don't be fooled it is all the same cruel dish.
Do you know of a Chinese restaurant dealing in shark fin soup? Let them know your feelings by emailing them in Mandarin Chinese. We have a Mandarin language email template available for you here.
