This week's episode covers the appalling aspects of the shark fin industry. An unsavory topic, but one all shark and ocean lovers must be aware of! Join me as I dive into fishing regulations, policy loopholes, sharks threatened by the shark fin and meat trade, and more.

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**Show Resources:

• Shark Stewards: https://sharkstewards.org/why-hammerheads-and-mantas/

• Sharkwater: Extinction https://www.sharkwater.com/help-save-sharks/warning-contains-shark/

• My Shark Angels Shark Finning article: https://sharkangels.org/shark-finning/
• "Shark Fin Ban Masks Growing Appetite for Its Meat" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/12/shark-fin-ban-not-saving-species
• "Shark Meat is a Global Phenomenon — But Not Everyone Knows They’re Eating It" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/how-shark-meat-became-a-global-phenomenon
• Wild Aid https://wildaid.org/researchers-find-endangered-shark-species-in-thailands-shark-fin-trade/
• Shark Management Laws https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/laws-policies/shark-management-laws
• Shark and Fishery Conservation Act of 2011 https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/publ348/PLAW-111publ348.pdf
• Shark fishing law loopholes https://sharkangels.org/shark-laws-loopholes/united-states/