1.   It also made other catches on the islands, including shark fins and sea cucumbers, more attractive.

2.   The practice of taking only shark fins, for soup, while discarding the rest of the carcase is banned, as is catching of sharks by foreign boats.

3.   Asian customers began demanding shark fins, popular in soups, increasing pressure on the emerging fishery.

4.   Illegal fishing for shark fins and lobster had been going on for years.

5.   In Hong Kong he found streets lined with shops selling shark fins, which are prized for promoting health and vigor.

6.   In addition, there has been an increase in popularity of shark fins for soup in Asian markets.

7.   The most prominent is the surge in demand for shark fin, which is dried and processed into the gelatinous main ingredient of the famous Chinese soup.

8.   The shark fins, which are sold in health food stores and made into soup in Chinese restaurants, were stolen Saturday, Lt. William Davenport said.

9.   The shark fins are sold in health food stores and made into soup in Chinese restaurants.

10.   They sent an ambulance from San Diego to Sacramento, followed by a black Cadillac with a shark fin glued to the roof.