Jakarta Globe – AFP, Apr 24, 2014
Manila.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) said Thursday it has stopped flying shark fin
cargoes, joining a number of other Asia-Pacific carriers in taking a stand for
marine conservation.
The fins
are used in shark fin soup, a much-valued delicacy in Hong Kong and China.
Conservationists
say booming demand for such fins has put pressure on the world’s shark populations,
prompting calls for measures to restrict their trade.
“PAL values
the issue on protection and conservation of endangered marine life seriously,
recognizing that the company’s long-term interest is and should be consistent
with sustainable and responsible business practices,” a PAL statement said.
Air New
Zealand as well as South Korea’s two largest airlines, Korean Air and Asiana,
separately announced last year that they would ban shark fins from their cargo
flights, a year after Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific also stopped shipping them.
Fiji
Airways announced last year it would no longer carry “shark fins and
shark-related products sourced from unsustainable and unverified sources”, and
would only carry fins from species not threatened with extinction.
Agence France-Presse
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