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China Bans Shark Fin Soup at State Functions

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Stephan Whelan
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The New York Times has reported that, in an apparent effort to help slow the decline of shark populations worldwide, China announced on Tuesday that all state functions will no longer serve Shark Fin Soup.

Whilst this is welcome news to those involved in Shark Conservation there have already been warnings that it could take up to 3 years to take effect and even then regional areas of China are known to ignore central state orders so this announcement could end up being more symbolic in nature.

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About Stephan Whelan

Stephan is the Founder of DeeperBlue.com. His passion for the underwater world started early years with a try-dive in a hotel pool that soon formulated into a passion he pursued in all his spare time. He is a BSAC trained Dive Leader and has completed over 1,500 dives as well as enjoying Freediving (a personal best of 28m Constant Weight and a 4 minute breath-hold).

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