Let’s make Chinese New Year Greener: Say No to Shark Fins

Let’s make Chinese New Year Greener: Say No to Shark Fins

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and lots of Malaysians are gearing up for the days-long festivities. The festive spirit of New Year will pay homage to the idea of renewal, yet sadly some time-honored old practices are bound to persist across Malaysia. Take the use of disposable…

‘Stop Selling’ and Buying Shark Fins

‘Stop Selling’ and Buying Shark Fins

There they stood shoulder to shoulder, several dozens of them, dressed in rubber shark costumes with the dorsal fins cut off. The activists who gathered outside a high-end restaurant in Hong Kong Harbor bore placards and shouted “stop selling!” They meant shark fin soup, which remains a popular dish in…

Hotels and Restaurants take Shark Fin Soup off Menus. So Must even More

Hotels and Restaurants take Shark Fin Soup off Menus. So Must even More

18,000. That’s the number of the restaurants around the world that have already taken shark fin soup off their menus. The restaurants, which include such high-end global chains as Shangri La, Marriott International and InterContinental, have done so in response to a global campaign that originated in Hong Kong. The campaign is driven…

WWF: Malaysians are eating less Shark Fin Soup … At Last

WWF: Malaysians are eating less Shark Fin Soup … At Last

Plenty of Malaysians still love their shark fin soup, but not as many as used to do. The local consumption of shark fins has fallen almost by half over the past six months, according to the World Wide Fund For Nature’s Malaysian chapter (WWF-Malaysia). That is certainly something to celebrate….

New Marine Zone will provide a Safe Haven for Sharks

New Marine Zone will provide a Safe Haven for Sharks

An area off the northern coast of Sabah is just about to become a protected marine zone – the largest of its kind in the country. The Marine Protected Area, which includes some of the nation’s most scenic coral reefs, will encompass three existing marine parks with a scattering of…