Shark Fin Free Calgary is a non-profit, grassroots organization that was founded by a group of concerned Calgarians in June 2011.Comprised of five board members and a diverse group of dedicated volunteers, Shark Fin Free Calgary is advocating for healthy sustainable ocean ecosystems and building awareness about the serious environmental impacts and health implications associated with the shark finning industry.
How do these campaign work?
If you believed strongly that second hand smoke was bad for you, you were likely to have avoided restaurants that allowed smoking until a by-law prohibiting it was established. This is Voting With Your $! Telling business owners that you will refuse to patronize their restaurants until they change their habits to be more responsible.The same thing goes for Shark Fin.
We all know it’s wrong, but a few business’s prefer to turn a blind eye for the sake of profit, not matter how they try to rename it.
The restaurants below stated that they did serve shark fin soup at the time of our survey.
If you know of a restaurant that is serving Shark Fin’s and is not on this list please send us a note – your anonymity is guaranteed.
NOTE * there is NO currently available traceable, sustainable & ethical source of shark fin available in the world!Please don’t be misled.
BUT this is an evolutionary process and there may be a time when this type of solution is available. It’s important to keep our minds open to positive change and encourage it by voting with your wallet!Shark Fin Free Calgary would also like to acknowledge those restaurants that have chosen to go Shark Fin Free by launching our municipal certification program. Details are still being worked through however you can stay informed of our progress via our Certified Shark Fin Free page.If a fully traceable, sustainable & ethical source becomes available SFFC will publish, announce and support this option as well.
We have no idea how long this could take but we would support a scientifically proven viable solution.There are two additional things you can do:
1 – If a restaurant is not serving shark fin, please have them contact us.
SFFC will begin to reward those restaurants by Certifying them Shark Fin Free.
2 – If a restaurant is serving shark fin, please let us know immediately to have them added to our list.
3 – Post restaurant reviews on Buycot, Trip Advisor, Urban Spoon, Yelp, etc. Include whether a restaurant is shark fin free or serving in your rating. Pictures are helpful!
Working with the public and city council, Shark Fin Free Calgary’s (SFFC) mission is to promote and assist in the creation of a municipal bylaw that bans the sale and trade of shark fin products in the city of Calgary. Thereby positively contributing to the decrease of worldwide demand for shark fin products. While we had hoped that Calgary could be a leader and become the first city in western Canada to ban shark fin products we remain confident that this will happen eventually. Support for legislative action will, in turn, aid the national momentum needed to perpetuate provincial and, ultimately, a federal bans in Canada.
In the meantine, SFFC has initiated a Vote With Your $ campaign and the Certified Shark Fin Free restaurant program in an effort to save the maximum number of sharks possible until a ban happens.
In the meantine, SFFC has initiated a Vote With Your $ campaign and the Certified Shark Fin Free restaurant program in an effort to save the maximum number of sharks possible until a ban happens.
How do these campaign work?
If you believed strongly that second hand smoke was bad for you, you were likely to have avoided restaurants that allowed smoking until a by-law prohibiting it was established. This is Voting With Your $! Telling business owners that you will refuse to patronize their restaurants until they change their habits to be more responsible.The same thing goes for Shark Fin.
We all know it’s wrong, but a few business’s prefer to turn a blind eye for the sake of profit, not matter how they try to rename it.
The restaurants below stated that they did serve shark fin soup at the time of our survey.
- Beijing Dragon Restaurant Ltd. 7 Crowfoot Rise NW 403-208-3533
- Bobby Chao’s 18, 34 Edgedale Drive NW 403-207-7840
- Bonavista Peking House 755 Lake Bonavista Drive SE 403-271-5777
- Central Grand Restaurant 1623 Centre Street NW 403-277-2000
- Cheung’s Kitchen 3-2111 Centre Street NW 403-277-9933
- China Palace Restaurant 21-6219 Centre Street NW 403-275-2386
- China Sea Restaurant Ltd. 4323 Macleod Trail SW 403-287-6688
- Cultural Centre Restaurant 197-1st Street SW 403-457-0072
- Emerald Seafood Restaurant Ltd 999 36 Street NE 403-273-2399
- Emperor Seafood 197 – 1st Street NW 403-265-4738
- Forbidden City Dim Sum and Seafood 999 36 Street NE 403-250-1848
- Ginger Beef Peking House (Willow Park) 10816 Macleod Trail South 403-271-2233
- Golden Inn Restaurant 107-2nd Ave SE 403-269-2211
- Happy Hill Seafood 806 Centre Street N 403-276-3288
- Harbour City 302 Centre Street South
- Ho Won Restaurant 2nd Avenue SE (2nd Floor) 403-266-2234
- Home Food Inn 5222 Macleod Trail SW
- New Dynasty Restaurant 150 Crowfoot Cres. NW, #201 403-239-3300
- New Dynasty Restaurant 575 28th Street SE Bay 15 403-248-0061
- New Dynasty Restaurant 400-388 Country Hills Blvd NE 403-226-5828
- Pebble Street Restaurant 220 999 36 Street NE 403-204-1616
- Peking Garden 4625 Varsity Drive NW 403-286-0488
- Prince Seafood Restaurant 2825 32 Ave NW 403-250-8880
- Regency Palace 335-328 Centre Street South 403-777-2288
- Silver Dragon Restaurant 106 3rd Avenue SE 403-264-5326
- Snow Palace 45 Crowfoot Rise NW 403-208-3533
- Sun's BBQ Restaurant #6 1423 Center Street NW 403-230-8890
- Treasures of China 130 3rd Ave SE 403-232-6333
- T-pot China Bistro 9650 Harvest Hills Blvd. 403-532-3982
- Tenshi Sushi 304 10th Street NW 403-457-0370
- U & Me Restaurant 201, 233 Centre Street SW 403-264-5988
- Shibuya Izakaya 449 16 Ave NE 403-277-8823
- T & T supermarket (Pacific Place) 999 36 St NE
- T & T supermarket (Harvest Hills) 9650 Harvest Hills BLVD. NE
If you know of a restaurant that is serving Shark Fin’s and is not on this list please send us a note – your anonymity is guaranteed.
Please reconsider patronizing restaurants that serve shark fin!
If you are walking in, stand by your convictions and politely ask if they serve shark fin. If the answer is yes, politely tell them you will be happy to come back once they have taken it off their menu’s. (or replaced it with a certified sustainable source)NOTE * there is NO currently available traceable, sustainable & ethical source of shark fin available in the world!Please don’t be misled.
BUT this is an evolutionary process and there may be a time when this type of solution is available. It’s important to keep our minds open to positive change and encourage it by voting with your wallet!Shark Fin Free Calgary would also like to acknowledge those restaurants that have chosen to go Shark Fin Free by launching our municipal certification program. Details are still being worked through however you can stay informed of our progress via our Certified Shark Fin Free page.If a fully traceable, sustainable & ethical source becomes available SFFC will publish, announce and support this option as well.
We have no idea how long this could take but we would support a scientifically proven viable solution.There are two additional things you can do:
1 – If a restaurant is not serving shark fin, please have them contact us.
SFFC will begin to reward those restaurants by Certifying them Shark Fin Free.
2 – If a restaurant is serving shark fin, please let us know immediately to have them added to our list.
3 – Post restaurant reviews on Buycot, Trip Advisor, Urban Spoon, Yelp, etc. Include whether a restaurant is shark fin free or serving in your rating. Pictures are helpful!
