date:Sep 17, 2013
ternational and local concern because they are either captured or harvested in ecologically unfriendly or unsustainable ways, or cause other conservation concerns.
The move has been hailed by conservation groups.
The ban comes as part of the city's plans to adopt sustainable food-consumption habits, the government said in a press release dated 13 September.
Over 73 million sharks' fins are sliced off every year globally, while the rest of the fish is discarded, a 20 June statement from Korean