As a Chinese American (even though I’ve personally never had the soup), this problem hits close to home. The reason the shark fin trade is so lucrative in places like China is because of the massive demand, which is interesting because the shark fin itself has no flavor and serves only to thicken the soup. The real flavor comes from the broth, and the shark fin can easily be substituted for sustainable options like scallops or even mushrooms, which have the same gelatinous texture.
Read MoreTwelve Things to Save the Ocean
June 6, 2026 Celebrating World Oceans Day and Taking Action 🐋 Policy & Legislative Action 📊 Community Science & Data Collection 🎬 Join Us at an Event, on an Adventure- […]
Read MoreEmergency Regulations Passed for California White Sharks and Beach Safety
Shark Stewards would like the Department to consider a regulation making attracting sharks and using gear targeting large sharks illegal on California piers and beaches. Public comment can be made June 17 in support of our petition to prohibit activities and gear targeting sharks on public piers and beaches in California
Read MoreStop New Drilling in California
eadline today, March 13, 2026 to comment to the Bureau of Land Management to stop proposed opening up of California lands to oil development.
Read MoreComments to National Marine Fisheries on Opening Atlantic Shark Fishing
On behalf of Shark Stewards, a non-profit marine conservation organization dedicated to protecting global shark populations and maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems, we submit these comments strongly opposing the proposed revisions to the commercial Atlantic blacknose and recreational Atlantic shark fisheries management measures.
Read MoreEndangered Sharks and Rays in the News
Endangered Species Month Launched as Scientists Warn of Hundreds of Species of Rays and Skates at Risk From Overfishing and Habitat Loss.
NOAA Proposes More Shark Fishing in Atlantic as SHARKED Act Swims in Senate
NOAA Proposes to Increase Atlantic Shark Fishing
NOAA Fisheries has introduced a reckless proposal aimed at relaxing fishing regulations. If approved, these changes will drastically reduce protections for commercial and recreational shark fisheries across the northwestern Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. Public comment period ends May 29.
Read MoreRays in Hot Water: Sharks International Conference
An early off-cited alert 2015 study by Dr. Boris Worm of Dalhousie University warned that around 100 million sharks were killed each year, primarily by the shark fin trade. However MacNeil ‘s team estimates that nearly twice as many rays — 191 million — are killed annually, in work that has yet to be peer reviewed.
Read MoreBelow the Surface: A Diver’s Plea for Smart Solutions to Shark Depredation
A new federal proposal- the SHARKED Act (short for Supporting the Health of Aquatic Systems through Research, Knowledge, and Enhanced Dialogue)- would direct NOAA to create a national task force to study “shark depredation,” the term used when sharks take fish off of fishing lines. This issue has drawn attention and emotion from all sides, but any effective solution must begin with facts- not fear.
Read MoreDo Sharks Get Cancer?
There is a widespread, persistent myth that sharks are immune to cancer, largely popularized by a 1992 book titled Sharks Don’t Get Cancer by Dr William Lane. However, marine biologists and veterinary pathologists have definitively proven that sharks do develop both benign and malignant tumors.
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