To all you fellow ocean lovers, I know these screen shots will be an uncomfortable sight for you. They show the shark fin section of the menu for Island Tang restaurant in Hong Kong.
![Screenshot of the Island Tang website showing shark fin soup Screenshot of the Island Tang website showing shark fin soup](/files/54861248446439island-tang-menu-b-555.jpg)
Screenshot of the Island Tang website showing shark fin soup
To me the thought of eating shark fin is about as appealing as eating a cheetah’s tail. Braised shark fin anyone?
There is not a chance in hell I would ever touch the stuff!
![Second screenshot of the Island Tang website showing the other shark fin dishes Second screenshot of the Island Tang website showing the other shark fin dishes](/files/82021248446435island-tang-menu-a-555.jpg)
Second screenshot of the Island Tang website showing the other shark fin dishes
Why am I so passionate about sharks? This time last year I was living on a remote island around 14 hours boat ride off of mainland Fiji where I was helping on a marine conservation project.
I was lucky enough to dive at Shark Alley which has been described by Harper’s Bazaar magazine as ‘One of the worlds most enviable dive site’. I very much agree.
After doing our safely checks we dropped down into the sea and straight away as I was slowly lowering to deeper depths I could see 10 sharks. This became around 30 whitetip and blacktip reef sharks. I had only briefly dived with one shark before this, so I was a little nervous. Continue reading ‘Why sharks belong in the sea, not in soup’