Shark finning
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Shark finning is the act of removing fins from sharks and discarding the rest of the shark back into the ocean. The sharks are often still alive when discarded, but without their fins. Unable to swim
NOAA agent counting confiscated shark fins
Shark fins on display in a pharmacy in Yokohama, Japan
The sand tiger shark is a large coastal shark that inhabits coastal waters worldwide. Its numbers have declined significantly, and it is now listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
Shark fin fishing boat off the Galapagos, Ecuador
Great hammerhead
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The great hammerhead is the largest species of hammerhead shark, belonging to the family Sphyrnidae, attaining an average length of 4.6 m and reaching a maximum length of 6.2 m. It is found in Latitud
The "hammer" of the great hammerhead is wide with a distinctively straight leading edge. The individual pictured here also demonstrates the rolled swimming that the species employs as its primary form of locomotion.
Jaws
Upper teeth