Study Reveals More Than a Third of Hong Kong Shark Fin Products Are From Threatened Species
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Star] by Ernest Kao - November 1, 2017
More than a third of shark fin products sold in Hong Kong shops come from species that are vulnerable or endangered, a landmark study employing new techniques of DNA analysis has found.
The report, published in scientific journal Conservation Biology on Tuesday, sheds new light on the city’s secretive domestic trade. It also provides fresh baseline data on what is being imported and sold at retail level in the world’s biggest shark fin trading hub...
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