China Southern joins shark fin ban
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- Tuesday, 25 April 2017
China Southern Airlines has banned the carriage of shark fin, with its vice-president Han Wensheng saying the company “attaches great importance to the issue”.
World wide, 17 of the 19 biggest shipping lines measured by container capacity have banned shark fin, covering 71 per cent of the global market.
Alex Hofford, a wildlife campaigner at WildAid Hong Kong, said: “This particular shark fin airline ban will be hugely impactful for the simple fact that Guangzhou is the world’s largest shark fin trading hub (and China Southern is based there), even eclipsing Hong Kong.”
