Did you read your link? The numbers "were self-reported by shark fin vendors in the Guangzhou". Hardly scientific and it's only from a single city in China. I

Did you read your link? The numbers "were self-reported by shark fin vendors in the Guangzhou". Hardly scientific and it's only from a single city in China. I'd trust NPR over that source. NPR claims that while shark fin soup sales dropped slightly, harvest & hunting of sharks is still going strong. Though, the real point here is that China isn't and won't do much about it. Oh, they'll put laws on the books and make a big show of it as they do with everything, but it's just talk for the most part. Enforcement of those laws is another matter entirely. For example, their pollution and environmental regulations rival that of the U.S. So why doesn't China mirror the U.S when it comes to its environment? Because they don't enforce those laws. And when they do, a small bribe to the inspection team is usually all it takes to get them to turn around and take the day off.