Is Hong Kong’s Hk$2 Billion Love of the Dried Seafood Fish Maw Worth Endangering a Species?

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“People Tend to Have an Appetite for Totoaba’s Bladders Because of Their Resemblance to Chinese Bahaba, a Species of Croaker That Is Often Referred to as the Yellow-Lipped Fish, ” Says Greenpeace’s Bonnie Tang Man-Lam. “However Since Bahaba Have Become Critically Endangered, Sellers and Wholesalers Have Turned to Totoaba Because the Maw Is Quite Similar in Appearance. ”

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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