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Illegal Boat Caught with 357 Dead Sharks Off Galapagos Islands

12:45 pm in animals, conservation, oceans, sharks, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

silky shark photo Photo by Joi via Flickr CC We hear a lot of news about new shark reserves being created, but little news about the restrictions being enforced. Well, at least we know Ecuador is serious about catching fishermen going after sharks -- a boat was seized this week. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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73 Million Sharks Killed Annually to Make Soup Despite Fins Having No Flavour

6:45 am in Business & Politics, china, fishing, food, Food & Health, oceans, sharks, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark finning image Image: Jeff Rotman with permission from The Washington Post In a testament to the power of the consumer, the tastes of the growing Chinese middle class could be the single-largest threat to sharks worldwide. In an excerpt in The Washington Post from her upcoming books, Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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