Real shark fin soup, not the imitation stirred egg yolk version, is very expensive. At a price of more than (dollar sign) 700 per kilo, shark fin is among the world's most valuable fishery products. Which is why up to 73 million sharks are killed every year to support the global market which provides the ingredient for the traditional Asian shark fin soup.

Man attacks sharks!. (2012, October 12). Malaya Business Insight, p. A11.