Shark Fin Report
Shark Fin Soup
Report
Academic Research and Communication Skills
Dr. Chris Tan
Date: 19 June 2012
Rattikorn Intorncharoen Mew
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Felita Dea Setiawan
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Genevivie teo
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Margareth Tesalonika
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Vineta Chugh
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Content
Page
Introduction
3
Shark Fin’s Procedure
4
Consumer of Shark fin soup
6
Production of shark fin
8
Effect of the shark fin soup
10
Sharks and ecosystem
11
Conclusion
13
References
14
Illustration References
15
2
Introduction
This report will tell about shark fining that has been happening for the past 50 years. Shark fin soup has been very popular among the Chinese people, especially when the people are rejoicing some Chinese celebration. In Chinese wedding, Chinese New Year and even sometimes in the
Chinese birthday party, the householder will provide a bowl of shark fin soup to their invited guests for no reasons. This perhaps has been the tradition among the Chinese. There are some beliefs and facts that will be included in this report which will tell the ugly truth of shark fin soup. Basically, this report will open up about some researches, such as the number of people in China who consume the shark fin soup, as it has been noticed for having the highest percentage consuming the shark fin soup per year. Besides that, there will be comprised the major and minor production of shark fining in a year. Shark fins grading plays a very big role during the procedure of manufacturing the shark fins. There are a lot of types of sharks are killed and sold, their fins and tails, and graded based on certain aspects, one instance, their skin color, more information will be investigated later on along with the information about the flavor of the shark fin soup itself.
Not only the research about the cruelty of sharks, there will be reasons on why do we have to care about the shark fining and the
Report
Academic Research and Communication Skills
Dr. Chris Tan
Date: 19 June 2012
Rattikorn Intorncharoen Mew
ID# 0002JDF111
Felita Dea Setiawan
ID# 0003JDF111
Genevivie teo
ID#0013PDF711
Margareth Tesalonika
ID#
Vineta Chugh
ID#0011PDF711
Content
Page
Introduction
3
Shark Fin’s Procedure
4
Consumer of Shark fin soup
6
Production of shark fin
8
Effect of the shark fin soup
10
Sharks and ecosystem
11
Conclusion
13
References
14
Illustration References
15
2
Introduction
This report will tell about shark fining that has been happening for the past 50 years. Shark fin soup has been very popular among the Chinese people, especially when the people are rejoicing some Chinese celebration. In Chinese wedding, Chinese New Year and even sometimes in the
Chinese birthday party, the householder will provide a bowl of shark fin soup to their invited guests for no reasons. This perhaps has been the tradition among the Chinese. There are some beliefs and facts that will be included in this report which will tell the ugly truth of shark fin soup. Basically, this report will open up about some researches, such as the number of people in China who consume the shark fin soup, as it has been noticed for having the highest percentage consuming the shark fin soup per year. Besides that, there will be comprised the major and minor production of shark fining in a year. Shark fins grading plays a very big role during the procedure of manufacturing the shark fins. There are a lot of types of sharks are killed and sold, their fins and tails, and graded based on certain aspects, one instance, their skin color, more information will be investigated later on along with the information about the flavor of the shark fin soup itself.
Not only the research about the cruelty of sharks, there will be reasons on why do we have to care about the shark fining and the