Help save the sharks! Shark fin soup is popular in northern China.

帮助拯救鲨鱼！鱼翅汤在中国北方很流行。

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Still, the greater threat to sharks comes not from game fishermen but from Asian gastronomes whose idea of a treat is shark’s-fin soup.

但是对鲨鱼更大威胁不是来自渔民，而是来自亚洲的美食家们，他们的人生一大快事就是想喝鲨鱼翅汤。

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And so, you know, illegal fishers, looking for sharks for their fin, are becoming increasingly bold.

因此，你会了解到，寻找鲨鱼的鳍非法渔民，正变得越来越明目张胆。

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His organisation is campaigning for a large Marine Protected Area to be established here to protect the sharks from boat damage and fin-poaching.

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These include polar bears, rays and sharks that are heavily fished for shark fin soup.

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"Young people want to conserve sharks but their families feel that shark's fin must be served at important events such as wedding banquets, " says the executive director, Simon Wong.

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