Find out about shark finning and how you can help to end it.

Tens of millions of sharks die each year for fins. Finishing is an inhumane way of cutting shark fin and returning the stationary body to the sea. Sharks are either starving to death, being alive by other fish, or drowning (cockroaches can not withdraw oxygen from the water unless you continue to move). Shark's fin is increasingly "harvested" to satisfy the growing demand for shark's fin soup, which is "delicious dish" in Asia.

Sharks are not only barbarous but also indiscriminately killed at an unsustainable rate and driving many species into extinction crisis. Since the 1970s, the number of several species has declined by over 95%. Because of the secret nature of the fin, the number of captured sharks and seeds is rarely recorded. Estimates are based on declaration imports from shark's fin market such as Hong Kong and China.

StopSharkFinning.net has begun global ban on shark's fin. This means that all captured sharks must be intact - they must not be removed when the ship is at sea

If you are worried about the fear of a shark - the animal that existed since dinosaurs - you can do a lot to help them. Please visit the campaign page and take action now.

Due to the cruelness of shark's fin and the vulnerability of the number of individuals in shark's fin, AWI is working to stop doing so to the American restaurant currently offering shark's fin soup. Read more about shark fin sports in AWI in the world and the USA or check out the list of restaurants offering shark's fin soup in your area.

With shark fin fish's shark fishing activity, 26 to 73 million sharks die from fish each year and consumption of shark's fin continues to increase, so 25 shark's fin is delicious and celebrated in Asian culture . As the soup bowl price is as high as $ 100, fins are the most economical part of sharks. Shark's corpse is bulky, consumes space and is of low value, so it is common to remove fins from the ship and to throw away lumps of blood. This method is called "shark fin" and occupies only 1 to 5 percent of sharks. Furthermore, without corpses it is almost impossible for fishery managers and scientists to accurately identify species and determine the number of sharks killed.

Tens of millions of sharks die each year for fins. Finishing is an inhumane way of cutting shark fin and returning the stationary body to the sea. Sharks are either starving to death, being alive by other fish, or drowning (cockroaches can not withdraw oxygen from the water unless you continue to move). Shark's fin is increasingly "harvested" to satisfy the growing demand for shark's fin soup, which is "delicious dish" in Asia. Sharks are not only barbarous but also indiscriminately killed at an unsustainable rate and driving many species into extinction crisis. Since the 1970s, the number of several species has declined by over 95%. Because of the secret nature of the fin, the number of captured sharks and seeds is rarely recorded. Estimates are based on declaration imports from shark's fin market such as Hong Kong and China.