Shark conservation
THE POPULAR IDEA that a dead shark is a good shark must vanish according to the UK’s Fauna and Flora Preservation Society. The question of shark conservation is mounting worldwide with huge increases in catches of sharks in a number of fisheries. In the United States, for example, shark mortality over the past 10 years has every year passed the maximum sustainable yield (estimated at 16,250 tonnes) by an average of 5900 tonnes per year. One of the factors driving the increased kill is the Asian demand for shark fins. (see Forest & Bird November 1990). Source: Oryx
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 February 1991, Page 6
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99Shark conservation Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 February 1991, Page 6
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