Sharks have been around for over 450 million years, surviving 5 mass extinctions that wiped out nearly all life on earth. As top level predators, sharks play a vital role in keeping our ocean's ecosystem balanced. Today, shark populations all over the world are being wiped out to keep up with the demand of shark fin soup and other shark products. We the consumers need to educate ourselves about this and decide if we want to be part of the problem or part of the solution.

Below is a list of restaurants that serve shark products in Santa Barbara, California,
as well as a list of similar restaurants that do not.
Think globally, act locally.

Beachside Retaurant
5905 Sandspit Rd (805) 964-7881

China Bowl
440 E. Ortega (805) 963-6450

China City
5688 Calle Real (805) 683-4676

China Express
414 N. Milpas (805) 966-1088

China Pavilion
1070 Coast Village Rd (805) 565-9380
1202 Chapala (805) 560-6028

Enterprise Fish Company
225 State St (805) 962-3313

Fishouse
101 E. Cabrillo Blvd (805) 966-2112

Gelson's Market
3305 State St (805) 687-5810

Kanaloa Seafood
618 E. Guiterrez (805) 966-5159

New China
5764 Hollister Ave (805) 683-3611

Shang Hai
830 N. Milpas (805) 962-7833

Takenoya
5934 Calle Real (805) 683-3008

Trader Joe's
3025 De La Vina St (805) 563-7383
29 S. Milpas St (805) 564-7878
5767 Calle Real (805) 692-2234

Whole Foods
3761 State St (805) 837-6959

Wing's Restaurant
4427 Hollister Ave. (805) 967-9824

 

These businesses sell shark fin soup:

Empress Palace (serves shark fin soup when pre-ordered)
2251 Las Positas Rd (805) 898-2238

Madam Lu (serves shark fin soup when pre-ordered)
3524 State St (805) 898-9289

Mandarin Palace (serves shark fin soup when pre-ordered)
3955 State St (805) 683-2158

Ming Dynasty (serves shark fin soup when pre-ordered)
290 Storke Rd (805) 968-1308

Szechuan Restaurant (serves shark fin soup when pre-ordered)
1994 Cliff Dr (805) 564-7651

Yen Ching Restaurant (serves shark fin soup when pre-ordered)
2840 De La Vina (805) 682-7191
615 State St (805) 962-8754

These businesses sell imported thresher shark:
Due to decades of overfishing, thresher sharks are globally vulnerable to extinction. More...

Albertsons (Thresher Shark, sometimes imported)
3943 State St (805) 967-5685
2010 Cliff Dr (805) 966-5011
7127 Hollister Ave (805) 968-3558

Ralphs (Thresher Shark from Mexico)
100 W. Carrilllo (805) 564-7070
2740 De La Vina St (805) 682-6894
5170 Hollister Ave (805) 692-0022

Scolari's (Thresher Shark from Mexico)
222 N. Milpas (805) 963-2377

Vons (Thresher Shark from Mexico)
163 Turnpike Rd (805) 967-2181
3855 State St (805) 687-5611
1040 Coast Village Rd (805) 969-4728
175 N. Fairview (805) 683-8764