Click here for a special offer. Click here for our free newsletter. Still, the demand for shark-fin soup is growing as the Chinese population expands and becomes wealthier. An estimated 60,000 Pacific sharks are killed yearly for their fins.
Conservationists fear the loss of sharks.
A joint American, Australian, and British push for protection sank at the United Nations. Jaws author Peter Benchley has added his voice on behalf of shark protection. While in Singapore, he said sharks have been under an uncontrolled attack for nearly 25 years and need protection. At the very least, shark-fin eaters have been put on notice that a growing number of people find their habit distasteful. World Report Inc. All rights reserved.