Jared Ingersoll, top chef of Dank Street Depot in Syndey believes that Shark Fin Soup and other Shark fin dishes should be banned in Australia, Shark finning should be criminalized, and the importation of Shark fins from other countries should be stopped, because it is all driving Sharks to extinction.

While Shark finning is technically illegal in Australia, Australia imports 10,000kg of dried shark fins every year from countries that have not banned finning, including China and The Philippines. This translates into 26,000 dead Sharks. Shark populations have dropped 90 percent in the past 30 years due to Asia's new affluence and an insatiable appetite for Shark fin.

If you don't believe me click here and watch the video.

--Sharky

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