"The Chinese government announced Tuesday that it would ban the serving of shark fin soup, a prized and expensive delicacy, at official banquets. While China is not the only nation that consumes shark fins, it is by far the largest, and soaring demand has put severe pressure on global shark populations." - Mark H from Bookmarklet

Having watched a video on the practice of shark finning this is a very welcome step in the right direction. - Mark H

What about unofficial banquets, essentially all the local restaurants and peoples homes??? I was once told, if you ever went to a restaurant and saw a hole in the table, it's likely for eating live monkey brains, but these places are hidden and away from Joe Blogs, so I repeat, even though it's off the official menu, it will likely still be on the unofficial menu. - Halil