Clipping the Fin Trade
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Summary
Two years ago, Michael Aw was monitoring the health of local coral in an area that is protected from most fishing. The last thing he expected to find was a finless, dying shark. Someone had hauled in the six-foot gray reef shark, sliced off its fins and tossed it overboard; to cover up this act they tied a fifteen-pound piece of coral to the remains and let it sink.
The fins are used in a very pricey Chinese soup; it is worth a hundred dollars (American) a bowl. …
