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Here's What Happened When Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay Tried To Investigate The Illegal Shark Trade

Here's What Happened When Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay Tried To Investigate The Illegal Shark Trade

Shark fin soup is sold around the world as a delicacy and can easily cost upwards of $100 a bowl. In China, it's considered a status symbol and is served at weddings and banquets.

Here's What Happened When Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay Tried To Investigate The Illegal Shark Trade

But because of the negative associations with shark finning, restaurant owners and managers clam up when they're asked about it. This London restaurant owner wouldn't even let Gordon Ramsay and his cameras in to see the soup and talk to customers.

But because of the negative associations with shark finning, restaurant owners and managers clam up when they

So in an effort to understand the shark fin demand, Ramsay traveled to Taipei, Taiwan, where shark fin soup is served everywhere from corner cafés to fine-dining establishments.

So in an effort to understand the shark fin demand, Ramsay traveled to Taipei, Taiwan, where shark fin soup is served everywhere from corner cafés to fine-dining establishments.

The grocery stores in Taiwan were chock full of shark fins — hanging from the walls, stacked in boxes, and overflowing from crates. Some of the smaller fins easily cost $300 a piece.

The grocery stores in Taiwan were chock full of shark fins — hanging from the walls, stacked in boxes, and overflowing from crates. Some of the smaller fins easily cost $300 a piece.

Ramsay even discovered a fin belonging to a Great White shark, a species extremely vulnerable to over-fishing and which cannot be traded internationally without special licenses.

Ramsay even discovered a fin belonging to a Great White shark, a species extremely vulnerable to over-fishing and which cannot be traded internationally without special licenses.

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