UASC prohibits shipment of shark fin

News Release

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC)

03. August 2016

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As part of a commitment made to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) earlier this year, UASC has prohibited the carriage of shark fin and shark fin related products.

WWF estimates that overfishing of sharks has led to around one quarter of the world’s shark species to be under threat. Sharks play a pivotal role in marine ecosystems and their disappearance can have severe consequences on the marine environment. The demand for shark fin as a delicacy is one of the key reasons for over-fishing.

UASC is one of sixteen global carriers that have committed to upholding a policy of not carrying commodities declared as ‘shark fin.’

Source: UASC