Shark Finning, Cutting the fins off from the body of the sharks

Shark Finning, Cutting the fins off from the body of the sharks is called finning. When the sharks are caught with long-lines or drag nets, their fins are cut off and the animals are thrown back into the sea still alive where they suffer a painful death. Shark fins are a desirable delicacy in Asia. The fins are used for shark fin soup which is served on special occasions. Shark fin soup a status symbol Previously reserved for the small rich upper class. The population of many large types of sharks in the North Atlantic has decreased by 97 per cent since 1970, and that of the bull sharks in the North West Atlantic even by 99 per cent. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)