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Watch a documentary on sharks to understand their importance in the ecosystem and inspire conservation efforts. This will provide a backdrop to our culinary exploration.

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Louis Theroux Attacks the Shark While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

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Learn how to responsibly source and prepare a shark steak. This activity includes a cooking demonstration followed by a tasting session.

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Explore sustainable fishing practices and discuss how they can be applied to shark fishing. This will be an informative session with expert guest speakers.

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Sustainable fishing guarantees there will be populations of ocean and freshwater wildlife in the future.

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Participate in a shark species identification class, focusing on edible species and understanding their culinary uses and conservation status.

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Organize a charity dinner where dishes prepared are inspired by different shark species. Proceeds will go to shark conservation efforts.

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Overfishing is killing the ocean. Outside of climate change, overfishing is the main contributor to the rapid decline of ocean health which is causing human catastrophe through loss of jobs, food security, profits, habitat and ecosystem balance. Of the earth's nearly 8 billion people, over 1 billion depend on seafood as their primary food source and the industry provides over 780 million jobs worldwide. Without immediate action, the precipitous decline of this resource will result in accelerated environmental degradation, international conflict, and hunger.

Confronting the issue through shark and ray conservation is a catalytic solution to this global problem. Sharks and rays are keystone species that play an essential role in our oceans and coastal communities. As apex predators, sharks and rays stabilize food webs and act as a barometer for ocean health. Fostering healthy shark and ray populations is essential to the creation of healthier ecosystems which, in turn, have greater resilience to climate change. On a global scale, the preservation of our sharks will have a ripple effect on broader conservation issues: protecting our ocean's health, the world's food security, and the economic stability of hundreds of millions of people.

The Shark Conservation Fund is a collaboration of philanthropists dedicated to restoring ocean health through sweeping shark and ray conservation. Our goal is to help maintain the vibrancy of the world's oceans by halting the overexploitation of sharks and rays and to prevent extinctions through strategic, collaborative, and catalytic grantmaking. In doing so, we work to protect the world's marine resources by promoting sustainable policies and robust and enforceable trade regulations.

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0 COUNTRIES 0 PROJECTS 0 PARTNERS Donate Overfishing is killing the ocean. Outside of climate change, overfishing is the main contributor to the rapid decline of ocean health which is causing human catastrophe through loss of jobs, food security, profits, habitat and ecosystem balance.

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Engage in a cooking simulation game where students learn to prepare shark-based dishes in a virtual environment.

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About This Game

Become the ultimate chef! Take control of a highly polished, realistic kitchen equipped with all kinds of utensils and stands. Unlock and master over 80 recipes or use dozens of lifelike ingredients to cook everything you like. A simulator spiced up with a dash of real-life physics!

Your kitchen's got all the gear a chef might need. Griddles, cookers, gas stands, ovens and tons of utensils like pots, pans, plates, knives, spatulas and blenders! On top of that there are over 140 ingredients available in the pantry: meat and fish, fruit and veggies, dairy products and various liquids. There's also a full set of spices and herbs for adding that extra flavour!

Lifelike cooking experience! All the ingredients respond to your actions by changing temperature, appearance and taste. Every time you're slicing potatoes, flipping steaks or boiling a soup, there are some real-life physics applied to it. Once you learn the cooking mechanics and start serving dishes, you'll see yourself becoming a better chef with every new plate on the checkout.

Career mode is a culinary journey zero-to-hero style and your task is to gain fame for you and your restaurant. You'll start from the basics and progressively unlock new more complex dishes and start serving more customers as your fame and experience grow. Once you master the recipes and workflow, you'll be able to unlock various perks and skills.

However, if you're not interested in playing by the rules, you're going to love the Sandbox mode. Access all the recipes and ingredients and prepare whatever you like without any pressure. You don't even have to cook anything! Game physics gives you unlimited opportunities. Throw knives like darts, set up cutting boards like dominoes, set the whole kitchen on fire, blow up the oven and save the day using a fire extinguisher!

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Play one of the best cooking games! Take control of a highly polished, realistic kitchen equipped with all kinds of utensils and stands. Unlock and master over 80 recipes or use dozens of lifelike ingredients to cook everything you like. A simulator spiced up with a dash of real-life physics!

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Challenge students to develop their own recipes using shark as the main ingredient. This activity encourages creativity and application of culinary skills.

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Organize a field trip to a local fish market to learn about the different types of sharks available for cooking and how to select them.

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Watch episodes of a cooking show focused on preparing shark dishes. This will include tips on cooking techniques and seasoning.

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The Sushi Chef: Shark Hearts & Fish Sperm with Yoya Takahashi

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Host a session discussing the nutritional value and food science behind shark meat. This will include comparisons with other seafood.

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A cross-section of shark meat

Shark meat at a supermarket in Japan

Fermented shark meat

Shark meat is a seafood consisting of the flesh of sharks. Several sharks are fished for human consumption, such as porbeagles, shortfin mako shark, requiem shark, and thresher shark, among others. Shark meat is popular in Asia, where it is often consumed dried, smoked, or salted. Shark meat is consumed regularly in Iceland, Japan, Australia, parts of India, parts of Canada, Sri Lanka, areas of Africa, Mexico and Yemen.

Sharks have been eaten at least since the Late Bronze Age (1550-1130 BC), for example in the Levant.

Unprocessed shark meat may have a strong odor of ammonia, due to the high urea content that develops as the fish decomposes. The urea content and ammonia odor can be reduced by marinating the meat in liquids such as lemon juice, vinegar, milk, or saltwater. Preparation methods include slicing the meat into steaks and fillets.

In Eastern Africa and islands in the Indian Ocean, shark meat has been traded and has been a significant source of protein for centuries. Its consumption may occur primarily in coastal areas. It may be preserved using salt curing to extend its shelf life and to enable easier transportation.

Shark meat is common and popular in Asia. In 1999, the combined countries of Asia led in the number of sharks caught. Asian fisheries harvested 55.4% of the world's shark catch in 1996.

Japan has a large market share in the trade of frozen and fresh shark meat, for both importation and exportation. Shark meat is typically consumed in prepared forms in Japan, such as in prepared fish sausage, surimi, fish paste, fish balls, and other products.

Sanjeok (skewered beef and scallions) and dombaegi (salted shark meat)

In Korea, dombaegi (), salted shark meat, is eaten in North Gyeongsang Province, and it is considered to be a local food in Yeongcheon that is common in holidays.

Salted, dried shark meat known as Lakham (لخم) is widely consumed in the Southeastern part of Yemen, particularly Hadhramaut.

Shark meat is popular in Australia, where it is known as flake. Flake is sourced primarily from gummy shark, a small, bottom-feeding species abundant along the east coast of Australia. However, due to the depletion of Australian and then New Zealand shark stocks, this demand is increasingly being filled by gummy sharks sourced from South Africa. Flake can be purchased as a ready-made meal from most Australian fish and chip shops, usually in the form of battered or grilled fillets.

Per the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), European countries are major markets for shark meat. Pickled dogfish is popular food in Germany, France, and other northern European countries. The meat is typically processed and consumed in steaks and fillets. In Germany, though, a preference exists for backs, belly, and smoked belly flaps, which are referred to as Schillerlocken. Per the FAO, Italy led globally in the importation of shark meat in 1999, with France and Spain following. In 1999, France imported the second-largest amount of shark meat on a global level.

Small sharks are sold in Britain as rock salmon by fish and chips shops.[citation needed ]

Hákarl drying in Iceland

In Iceland, is a national dish prepared using Greenland shark or sleeper shark. The shark meat is buried and fermented to cure it, and then hung to dry for several months.

In the island of Sardinia, the Burrida (a local version of Buridda) is a popular antipasto,[circular reference ] made boiling usually a catshark (less commonly using a Common smooth-hound) on vinegar with onion and walnuts. A similar dish also called Burrida is prepared in the Balearic islands of Spain with tunas instead of catsharks.

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Shark meat is a seafood consisting of the flesh of sharks. Several sharks are fished for human consumption, such as porbeagles, shortfin mako shark, requiem shark, and thresher shark, among others. Shark meat is popular in Asia, where it is often consumed dried, smoked, or salted.