Thresher Shark Questions

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by Chuck D

Do not ever support the sale of shark fin soup

FWIW:

"Shark fins can fetch up to $650 USD per kilogram. A single Whale Shark pectoral fin can sell for up to $20,000 USD and a Basking Shark pectoral fin can fetch up to $50,000 USD."
http://www.sharktruth.com/learn/shark-finning/


"The majority of sharks caught for their fins are the blue sharks, threshers and hammerheads"
"Records from fisheries published in 2003 revealed that numbers of thresher sharks have fallen by 75% in just 15 years through overfishing."
http://www.theguardian.com/environme....frontpagenews






California ban on sale or possession of detached shark fins enacted in 2011 and went fully into effect in 2013.

Restaurants in violation of ban are being targeted
https://awionline.org/content/restau...oup#California

Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to California Shark Fin Ban (July, 2015)
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/201...shark-fin-ban/

32 tons of shark fins seized at sea. This one 85' boatload of shark fins allegedly represents the death of 30,000 sharks.
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/foo...ized-high-seas

More information on "Shark Finning" (cutting off the fins at sea and dumping the rest of the shark overboard)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_finning

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