China’s state shipowner CoscoCS has pledged not to carry shark fins on its vessels.

The Sunday Morning Post cited a letter addressed to wildlife charity WildAid in which the company said it was committed to “stricter monitoring and regulation".

"We also pledge to implement the no shark fin carriage ­policies as other container lines," it added.

Hong Kong imports of fins fell 42% between 2010 and 2015 to 5,717 tonnes.

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