"However, you'll never find shark fin soup on any of his menus, and if you ask Ramsay, he insists that it doesn't even taste that good. But flavor has nothing to do with the real reason Ramsey won't serve this sought-after soup in any of his restaurants. It boils down to shark preservation, the unethical way shark fins are collected, and the animal cruelty that he has seen with his own eyes, which has made Ramsay one of the biggest advocates for saving sharks."
"Gordon Ramsay has long been an advocate for sharks. In 2011, the British TV chef released a one-hour special called "Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait," in which he investigated the tearjerking animal cruelty involved in collecting shark fins to make shark fin soup. Ramsay went on location in Taiwan and Costa Rica. He risked his own safety to find out how shark fins are procured. Finding answers wasn't easy, and while investigating racks of drying shark fins on rooftops in Taiwan, someone dropped gasoline on his head."
Gordon Ramsay refuses to serve shark fin soup because of shark preservation concerns and documented cruelty. He investigated the shark fin trade in a 2011 special, traveling to Taiwan and Costa Rica to document finning practices. He witnessed fins removed from sharks while still alive, and bodies discarded or used as bait. He encountered hostility while filming, including gasoline being poured on him and a gun being pointed at him. The economic value of fins drives the practice despite ecological harm. Ramsay uses his platform to advocate for saving sharks and to discourage serving or ordering shark fin soup.
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