The WildAid report and investigative footage show that sharks are often pulled from the water to have their fins sliced off while they are still alive, and then thrown back into the ocean to slowly die. ... "All kinds of meat we eat come from killing," she said. "What's the difference?"
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Shark finning is killing sharks every year at an alarming rate! It is estimated that 100 to 200 million sharks annually are killed for their fins alone. This practice is mainly for supplying shark fins for the so-called delicacy known as shark fin soup.
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Because space is limited on fishing vessels and shark bodies are bulky and not considered as valuable, fishermen often catch the sharks, saw off their fins and toss the sharks back into the water. Without their fins, sharks cannot swim and they sink to the ocean floor, ... 2 Iowa mom gets life for killing son...
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A U.S. ocean conservation organization estimates as many as 73 million sharks are killed each year worldwide for their valuable fins. ... In what's called the first real-data study of sharks harvested for their fins.
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The shark fins belonged to species threatened of extinction, including angel sharks. For the amount of fins found, it was estimated that over 36 thousand sharks had been killed.
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buzz.yahoo.com — High-tech forensic methods show that some shark fins on sale in Hong Kong markets come from endangered shark populations, proving the need for stronger trade regulations, a new study said Tuesday. ... Hammerhead sharks see the world in glorious 3D, sight tests thumb...
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Killing a shark with your bare hands. 79151 views. Willythepox · Shark Fin Frontier Added to. Quicklist2:48 · Shark Fin Frontier. 65362 views ...
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Have Hong Kong and other Asian countries stop the killing of sharks for thier fins to be used for... ... We signed the "Tell Hong Kong to Stop the merciless killing of sharks for their fins" petition!
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yahoo is investing 40% in a company that is killing sharks for their fins for fin soup. (435 signatures on petition) ... It has been discovered that Yahoo! Inc, is a 40% owner of Alibaba, a Chinese company that trades in shark fins. When they kill these sharks they throw them back in the water where they slowly die,
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Scoop Media Pacific Blog ... The slaughter of sharks is being driven by the high prices their fins fetch, so making it illegal for restaurants to sell shark-fin soup would remove an incentive for killing sharks.
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