shark finning
Cruel fin removal
Shark finning is the practice of catching sharks, cutting off their fins, and discarding the rest of the body—often while the shark is still alive.
The fins are sold for shark fin soup, a delicacy in some Asian cuisines, while the less valuable carcass is dumped overboard.
This practice has driven many shark species toward extinction and is banned or restricted in numerous countries, though enforcement remains difficult in international waters.
Environmental groups have campaigned against shark finning for decades.
- animal crueltyMistreatment of beasts
- finAquatic propulsion appendage
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- ecocideDeliberate devastation of nature
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
endangered species · species extinction · carcass · wasteful · ocean conservation · illegal fishing · apex predator · dorsal fin · thrown overboard · global demand · black market · fishing industry · fishing boat · economic incentives · poaching · international waters · sever · toss
- eco-crimesillegal logging, poaching, illegal dumping, wildlife trafficking, toxic dumping
- fishing harmoverfishing, bycatch, stock collapse, ghost nets, bottom trawling
- ocean threatscoral bleaching, overfishing, acidification, oil spills, plastic waste
- overfishingfish stocks, population collapse, catch limits, fishing quotas, bycatch
- Poachingpoacher, poaching, ivory, tusks, snare
- wildlife threatsbiodiversity loss, extinction, habitat loss, poaching, species extinction
shark finningshark conservation
Protecting marine apex predators
humane · catch and release · humane slaughter · wildlife rehabilitation · shark diving