Half Ton of Shark Fins Seized in Panama
By Sandrah Gurash, February 26, 2011 @ 04:55 PM (EST)
Source: The Washington Post
Customs inspectors at Tocumen International Airport, just outside of Panama City, Panama, found 421 kilos of shark fins in a shipment labeled, "dried fish."
Gloria Moreno de Lopez, a Panamanian Customs Director, said the fins were from protected hammerhead sharks. The container was being shipped from Ecuador to New York CIty.
Comments
Feb 26, 2011 8:32 PM
Joseph Tepper wrote:
I will tell you from personal experience that shark fin's are a thriving trade in NYC. Did an assignment on shark fin sales in chinatown...and i was kicked out of most stores
Feb 27, 2011 12:29 AM
Sandrah Gurash wrote:
All US cities with thriving Chinatown's have shark fin trade. On a recent trip to SFO, we were ready to give up on a place to eat in Chinatown because every restaurant we looked at had shark fin something on the menu. We decided to give it 3 more tries, and finally found one that didn't have it on the menu and was very adamant telling us they do not use any shark fin. I'm glad CA is pushing for a ban. I would like NY to do the same... since I live in the NYC area.
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