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  2. The growing trade in shark fins –often used to make an expensive Asian soup—has become a serious threat to many shark species. The latest research suggests that around 100 million sharks may be killed annually, often targeted for their fins.

  3. Feb 11, 2020 · Under federal law, U.S. fishermen are only allowed to remove and sell shark fins after bringing the animal to shore—as long as the shark was legally harvested. Most fins will end up as the main ingredient in shark fin soup, although international demand for shark fins has declined in recent years.

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    • Are shark fins a threat to shark species?3
    • Are shark fins a threat to shark species?4
  4. Jan 11, 2024 · Compared to 10 years ago, fewer of those sharks died because people cut off their fins and threw them back into the sea—a practice known as finning that is now prohibited in about 70 percent of...

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  5. Jul 20, 2021 · In November 2022, countries voted to protect 54 species of shark targeted for their fins to make shark fin soup, including tiger sharks and small hammerhead. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora vote was hailed a landmark ruling by conservationists.

  6. Facts about the practice of shark finning and how it is destroying shark populations globally and putting our oceanic ecosystems at grave risk.

  7. Every year, humans kill an estimated 100 million sharks. The threats we pose are many. By-catch: the accidental killing of sharks in fishing gear intended for other species. Illegal poaching and hunting: selling shark fins for soup and sportfishing for shark-jaw trophies. Nets: placed along coastlines to keep sharks away from beaches.

  8. One of the greatest threats to sharks is finning – the act of cutting the fins off of a shark and discarding its body at sea, where it could drown, bleed to death, or be eaten alive by other fish. The demand for shark fins is primarily driven by the market for shark fin soup, a luxury item popular in some Asian cuisines. In fact,

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