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shark finning

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Shark finning often involves slicing fins off live sharks and discarding the mutilated animals back into the ocean, where the sharks die from blood loss, suffocation, or predation.
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Describes the typical method and immediate biological consequences of shark finning.
Conservation marine biology Illegal Fishing wildlife trade Wildlife Trade
10,000 shark fins worth over $11M seized in major
The practice of shark finning is prohibited in many countries but persists in some areas due to weak enforcement and high profit incentives in the shark fin trade.
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Explains regulatory status versus enforcement and economic drivers of continued illegal activity.
conservation policy wildlife trafficking
10,000 shark fins worth over $11M seized in major

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Conservation Illegal Fishing Wildlife Trade conservation policy marine biology wildlife trade wildlife trafficking