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Shark populations are being threatened by a booming, illicit shark fin trade

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Dec 21, 2023
More than 70 million sharks are killed for their fins worldwide. Those fins are considered a status symbol in some parts of the world.
Dried shark fins are shown in a window in China's Guangdong province in August 2014.
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So long as sharks are terrifying, there will be shark content

by Molly Wood and Phoebe Unterman
Jul 20, 2018
We talk to the writer of "The Meg" books, which hit the silver screen in August.
One of the world's largest set of shark jaws contains about 180 fossil teeth from the prehistoric species Carcharocles megalodon, which grew to the size of a school bus.
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