Author: Matthew Hoekstra
Source: Richmond Review
August 3, 2012

"Shark defenders gathered Wednesday to award a newlywed couple a week-long trip to the Galapagos for going “fin free” at their wedding reception.

Amy Li and Jackson Wan were one of 80 couples who avoided shark fin soup on their banquet menus this year and entered the third annual Happy Hearts Love Sharks contest offered by Shark Truth, a group dedicated to promoting awareness and education for shark conservation.

“We thought it was the right thing to do. Many of the shark species are in danger of extinction. In order to save them, we have to keep them alive,” said Wan."

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