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shark fin
(redirected from Shark fin soup)

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shark fin
In a roofing system, an upward-curled felt sidelap or endlap.
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Shark fin soup is considered a symbol of wealth and prestige in Chinese culture, and has been a popular and often expected item at Lunar New Year's parties and wedding banquets.
Fin icky eaters by Earth Island Journal
The MEP wants a total ban on some shark fishing and new controls on shark finning - where fishermen cut off a shark's fin to serve the shark fin soup trade and throw the rest of the shark back, sometimes still alive.
EU pledges shark protection measures by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
Asian demand for shark fin soup is pushing the animal's population in the wild to new lows, the Australian government and a wildlife trade monitoring group said in a report released on Wednesday.
Asian demand behind falling shark populations: report by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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