RAMROD 117,086 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 More than 50 tonnes of shark fins worth hundreds of thousands of pounds have been exported from Britain over the past two years, a Greenpeace UK investigation has revealed. The majority of sharks in European and UK waters are being caught by Spanish vessels, according to the report by the organisation’s investigative journalism unit. Sharks are being landed in the UK, and their fins are then sent to Spain, one of the world’s biggest shark fin exporters, the campaign group said. From there they are sold on to meet demand – largely in certain Asian countries – where shark fin soup is considered a delicacy. Referring to data from HMRC, Greenpeace said shark fins valued at more than £300,000 were sent to Spain since 2017. Full article at Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/shark-fin-soup-uk-greenpeace-exports-a9025011.html Well, a news for the #sharkweek (Jul 28 - Aug 4 2019) (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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