Shark finning

What is it? Shark finning is the work done by humans where they cut the fins off of sharks then throw the bodies back into ocean.

Why is it a delicacy? Shark soup is a very common dish within the Asian community especially in Countries like China & Hong Kong. I'm not too sure as to why shark fins are so special/important to these countries because after all it doesn't have any taste and it has the consistency of noodles. However, i do bi believe i know the reason as to why it is such a delicacy to the people of the living within places like china and Hong Kong. It is believed that shark fins are good for your health and that it increases virility and that it may even give you longer life however, the fin is purely cartilage the same compound in human, cow and other vertebrates. Cartilage has no nutritional value. Any benefit would come from the broth and other ingredients added.

How is this impacting our oceans? Shark finning has a big impact on our oceans because as top predators  their disappearance will disrupt our entire oceans ecosystem so they're better off alive than dead. According to my personal circulations at the rate of which we are cutting shark fins and dumping their bodies back into the ocean they are more then likely to go extinct within 14 - 15 years, i came up with this estimation by dividing 73 million by 1 odd billion and it totaled to 14.