In Singapore, more weddings are killing off sharks
by strangestsciencenews.com ~ May 17th, 2008. Filed under: Strange Animals, Strange Environment News, Strange Research.
A report published in Singapore revealed a sharp increase in consumption of shark’s fins over the past year. More than 470 tons of shark’s fins (just the fins, mind you) were eaten in Singapore in 2007, compared with only 182 tons in 2006.
This increase was directly linked by the report to higher incomes and increased number of weddings (24,000 to be exact–the highest number since 1990), at which shark’s fins are served to guests as a delicacy.