Mar 11 - Shark Tale
New Zealand is helping feed the world’s appetite for shark fin soup.
More than 18,000 tonnes of shark were caught in New Zealand
last year. Much of that catch ends up in soup bowls, both here and overseas.
And it’s the fin that is most prized. Often the rest of the shark is simply
biffed over the side of the boat.
But now there’s a movement to stop the trade. Forget Save the
Whales, this is Save the Sharks.
60 Minutes reporter Paula Penfold
investigates the fin business in New Zealand, from the fishing to
the eating. And as she discovers, a carefully prepared shark fin soup can taste
pretty good.
Watch On Demand
Extra footage courtesy of:
Greenpeace
Danny Boulton
Photographs:
David Vogt