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Saturday, October 30, 2004

Finning Sharks

One reason why sharks are an endangered species:

The increased demand for shark cartilage has caused the practice of "finning" to emerge. This means that sharks are caught, their fins cut off and then they are dumped, still alive, overboard. They cannot navigate without fins so they sink to the bottom, drowning on the way.
From Cod, Extinction and Politics by Dave Neads, Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society.

Saturday, October 30, 2004 in Environment |

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This practice is now banned, as agreed to unanimously at International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in New Orleans on November 21.
CBC Report:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/11/22/shark-fins041122.html

Posted by: JN | Tuesday, November 23, 2004 at 02:04 PM

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