Singapore Airlines ships shark fins to HK
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Environmental campaigners said yesterday a hidden shipment of shark fins, including some from endangered species, had been shipped to China鈥檚 Hong Kong via Singapore Airlines, despite a ban by the carrier.
Hong Kong is one of the world鈥檚 biggest shark fin trading hubs and it remains readily available in seafood stores and restaurants, despite pressure from conservationists and bans by some airlines and food outlets.
US environmental group Sea Shepherd said the 989 kilogram shipment had arrived in Hong Kong earlier this month from Colombo in Sri Lanka, via Singapore.
It included fins from endangered whale sharks hidden among legal fins to avoid detection, the group said. Fins from endangered species require a special permit to be exported.
鈥淪ingapore Airlines are yet another victim of these shark fin smugglers, who deceived the airline by declaring the shipment as 鈥榙ried seafood鈥 to skirt the airline鈥檚 internal booking checks,鈥 said Gary Stokes, Asia director for Sea Shepherd Global.
Singapore Airlines, which banned the shipment of shark fin in 2014, said it had blacklisted the shipper.
The airline added it had 鈥渟ent out a reminder to all our stations鈥 to conduct sampling checks on shipments made under the label 鈥渄ried seafood鈥 to ensure they did not contain shark fin.
Sea Shepherd called for the Hong Kong government to tighten rules to combat wildlife crime.
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