Environment: Hotel Group Pledges to Stop Serving Shark’s Fin Globally

Starwood Hotels announces a global ban on shark's fin at all of its 1,200 hotels and resorts around the world. Properties in the group will stop buying shark's fin in July 2014 and stop serving it at its food and beverage outlets by year's end.

Shark ’s Fin Soup: the Secret Is in the Stock

Shark's fin soup is considered to be a delicacy. It is a featured dish at many banquets. And it is certainly among one of the priciest items on the menu at many Chinese restaurants. So it came as a bit of a surprise when I learned that shark's fin itself doesn't have much – if …