Shark fin soup is a traditional Lunar New Year delicacy, but there have been calls in recent years to ban the ecologically-damaging practice of shark finning. Despite the introduction of anti-finning laws in several countries, including Taiwan, the shark fin trade persists.
To learn more about the shark fin black market and its ethical and environmental implications, TaiwanPlus spoke to Ian Urbina, an investigative reporter and founder of The Outlaw Ocean Project.
