With the "cooperation" of people around the world, consumption of shark meat has increased greatly, and this has reduced the number of sharks thrown back after finning. But not all sharks with usable fins produce meat which is acceptable to consumers, and not all sharks which provide good meat also supply fins which are seen as the best quality by chefs.
在世人共同的「合作」下，鯊魚消費大增，割鰭後丟掉魚體的情況減輕；但並非所有製造魚翅的鯊魚，魚肉都被消費者接受。提供魚肉的鯊魚，魚鰭也不全是大廚師眼中所謂的「上翅」。