Ethnic differences in California ban shark fin

“The New York Times” pointed out that the shark has always been rich and powerful Chinese tonic food used to, but also an indispensable senior banquet dish, but the California state legislature recently introduced legislation banning the sale and possession of shark advocates, and even shark fin soup is not.

Chinatown in San Francisco, some people think that this is a cultural attack, just like food and beverage sector, the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Hawaii has passed a similar bill requiring restaurants to be before the end of 6 spent the rest of the shark’s fin or thrown away, and offenders will be subject to heavy penalties. First violation a fine of 5000 to 15,000 yuan. Oregon and Washington state have also made a similar bill.

This bill is adopted in order to curb the cruel bloody shark fin operation because fishermen catch sharks, the shark often only excised, put the fish back into the sea, let it sink to the bottom slow death.

Scientists said the growing global demand for shark fins, the Chinese middle class even more fascinated by the rapidly increasing, leading to rampant shark, one year as many as 73 million sharks have killed, as many as the world’s oceans sharks have disappeared Jiucheng affecting the natural ecology.

In both environmentally friendly and loved food in San Francisco, the political issues involved in shark fin soup, clear reflection of the strong environmental awareness of the younger generation, and generations of the traditional differences between the older generation.

The Chinese community was surprised that some people, the California proposal was put forward by Chinese Representative Fang Wenzhong. He speaks Cantonese at home, eat shark fin soup from childhood, but he said that environmental awareness led him to support scientific position.

However, is running for mayor of San Francisco, California Senator Leland Yee said the ban too far, even the legally obtained shark fins are also prohibited. He said: “The shark fin soup has been in existence for thousands of years of Chinese culture should have a way of safeguarding the environment and to balance between cultural tradition.”