Attacking the fishermen won't help. Most are very poor and they see this as one of very few options to make money. What needs to happen, and has been happening, is to continually educate potential buyers of the product. Shark fin doesn't exactly provide any added healthy benefits, nor does it have a spectacular taste. All shark fin is, is a symbol of your own economic status and a way to show off to your family and other potential restaurent-goers that you can afford shark fin soup.
What's really crazy is, if you watch any documentaries on the shark fin industry it's pretty clear that a lot of the trade is now done through the black market.
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