Hong Kong seizes record-breaking 28 tons of shark fins -- worth over $1 million

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Hong Kong recently seized 28 tons of illegally smuggled shark fins, a new record for the world's largest shark fin trade region. According to customs officials, the haul is worth more than $1.1 million.

Each container found by officials held 13 metric tons of dried shark fins, officials said Wednesday. The fins are worth about $8.6 million HKD, or about $1.1 million USD.

According to the news agency AFP, the fins were taken from about 38,500 sharks, mostly thresher and silky sharks, which are both endangered. The unprecedented bust came after officials discovered two suspicious containers from Ecuador that arrived in late April and earlier this month.

Following an investigation, customs officers arrested a 57-year-old male suspect, who has since been released on bail. Investigations of both shipping containers are ongoing.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hong-kong-seizes-record-breaking-28-tons-shark-fins-worth-1-million/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=88292333

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1. A disturbing factoid

"The sharks are often still alive when discarded, but without their fins. Unable to swim effectively, they sink to the bottom of the ocean and die of suffocation or are eaten by other predators."

Brings to mind how the USA almost made the Bison and Buffalo extinct - killing them just for their hides and letting the carcass rot.

Us Canucks pretty much did the same thing with our Beaver.

Mamma Nature probably don't like us much.

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