A Shipment of Dried Shark Fins (IMAGE)

The Institute for Ocean Conservation Science

A Shipment of Dried Shark Fins

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This is an assortment of dried shark fins in the process of being shipped from Fiji to Hong Kong. Tens of millions of fins are exported from nations around the globe to Asia, where they are used to make shark fin soup. Scientists have found that "zip codes" in the fin's DNA can reveal where the fin came from and thus contribute to improved shark conservation.

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Institute for Ocean Conservation Science

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