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Shark Fin Soup December 3, 2009 Garrett Nimmo

Several hammerhead sharks that are killed for the delicacy shark fin soup that sells for $120.00 in some Asian countries are coming from our own waters according to a new forensic study. Scientists have recently started using DNA from shark fins to figure out where the sharks come from. These researchers have traced DNA back to sharks that live in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans. Governments are trying to use DNA-derived finning data to develop quotas to prevent overfishing from occurring. Sharks are disappearing at an incredible pace and the loss of the top of the food chain could have major repercussions. A lack of sharks could cause other species like stingrays to swarm local because and wipe out commercial fish.

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