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US to end controversial shark ‘finning’ PDF Print E-mail

April 2008
NewScientist.com news service
Susan Brown

The oceans just got a little safer for sharks. Fishermen must bring their shark catches to shore with fins still attached, the US fisheries service has decided.

The new rule, put forward last week, aims to prevent fishermen from slicing fins off vulnerable species and discarding the rest at sea.

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