Environmental groups are claiming a significant victory in the campaign to save the global shark population, after the Peninsula hotel group said it would stop serving shark fin dishes from January.
Peninsula, one of Asia’s most prestigious hotel chains, said on Monday it would no longer sell the dishes, considered a delicacy in Hong Kong and other parts of the region, “in recognition of the threat facing the global shark population and in line with the company’s sustainability vision”.
The move will affect the group’s nine hotels, including those in China and Hong Kong, the center of the global shark fin market.