shark fins
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Overfishing sucks — but this VICE documentary about it is pretty good
If this brutal exposé of shark finning and dynamite fishing makes you hungry, something is seriously wrong with you.
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Critical List: Court upholds local fracking ban; New York could ban shark fin sales
A New York state court upheld the town of Dryden’s ban on fracking. Republicans are trying to pin rising gas prices on President Obama. Apple could allow independent environmental reviews of two factories in China. Chinese air pollution is visible from space.
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Shark massacre reported off of Colombian coast
Off the coast of Colombia, as many as 2,000 sharks in a wildlife sanctuary have been massacred, says the Colombian government. A team of divers first alerted the government to the killings, according to the Guardian:
[The divers] saw a large number of fishing trawlers entering the zone illegally," [environmental minister Sandra] Bessudo said. The divers counted a total of 10 fishing boats, which all were flying the Costa Rican flag.
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For sharks, a race to the fin-ish line?
The shark-fin ban sitting on California Gov. Jerry Brown's desk could help curb a barbaric practice and boost dwindling apex-predator populations. But it also highlights the complexities of sustainable shark fishing.