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Fish stand of catches coming from the illegal driftnetter Argonautes. In the stand can be seen bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), pomfret (Brama raii) and a shark fin. Quay at the port of Marseille, France. Catamaran Oceana Ranger, Mediterranean Expedition. May 2007 © OCEANA / Thierry Lannoy
Shark fins at a restaurant in Bangkok, Tailandia. August 2006 © OCEANA
Shark fins at the Jakarta International Airport, Indonesia. August 2006 © OCEANA
Weighting box of frozen shark fins from Canary Islands at port of Vigo, Spain. September 2006 © OCEANA / LX
Recutting process: Cutting the meat of the fins, left from initial fincut. September 2006 © OCEANA / LX
Frozen shark fins from a Portuguese longliner, fishing near the Azores, Portugal, and unloading at a private company in Vigo, Spain. September 2006 © OCEANA / LX
Recutting process: Fresh shark's fins without meat. Ready for export. Vigo, Spain. September 2006 © OCEANA / LX
Frozen shark fins unloaded from a Spanish longliner into container, destination Vigo, Spain. Horta, Faial island, Azores, Portugal. October 2006 © OCEANA / LX
Frozen shark fins in cargo hold of Spanish longliner. Horta, Faial island, Azores, Portugal. October 2006 © OCEANA / LX
Frozen shark fins from a Portuguese longliner, fishing near Azores, Portugal, and unloading at a private company in Vigo, Spain. September 2006 © OCEANA / LX
Container with frozen tuna and shark trunks and frozen shark fins from the Spanish longliner. Horta, Faial island, Azores, Portugal. October 2006 © OCEANA / LX
The only exception seen by Oceana's researchers, where the fins are discarded together with head and guts of a Blue shark (Prionace glauca). La Valletta, Malta. November 2006 © OCEANA / LX
Shark fins Import-Export, Antananarivo, Madagascar. January 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Fresh shark with the fins cut in the Caraguay market, Guayaquil, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Fresh Thresher shark (Alopias spp.) with the dorsal fin cut in the beach. Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Close up of caudal fins of Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis). Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Cutting caudal fin of Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Cutting off the caudal fins of Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis), some with cut-off noses, on the beach. Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Cutting off the caudal fins of Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis), some with cut-off noses, on the beach. Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Cutting off the caudal fins of Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis), some with cut-off noses, on the beach. Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Cut off shark fin ready to be transported of the beach. Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Cutting fins and head of a Thresher shark (Alopias spp.) on the beach. Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Fresh Thresher shark (Alopias spp.) trunks and fins on the beach. Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Trunks and fins of Mako shark and Thresher shark on the beach. Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Buyer measuring a shark fin in the beach. Manta, Ecuador. March 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried shark fins sorted by type, species and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Sorting of shark fins by size and species at port of Lima, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Sorting of shark fins by type, size and species at port of Lima, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Sorting of shark fins by type, size and species at port of Lima, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Shark fins next to undersized/juvenile Mako sharks (Isurus spp.) for sale. Port of Lima, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Shark fins drying on rooftop in Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried shark fins sorted by type, species and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Shark fins drying on rooftop in Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Shark fins drying on rooftop in Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried shark fins sorted by type, species and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried shark fins sorted by type, specie and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried shark fins sorted by type, species and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried shark fins sorted by type, species and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried shark fin. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried shark fins sorted by type, species and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried and prepared (skinned) shark fins sorted by type, species and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried and prepared (skinned) shark fins sorted by type, species and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Dried shark fins sorted by type, species and size. Callao, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Cutting technique: Only bottom part of caudal fin cut off. Port of Pucusana, Peru. April 2007 © OCEANA / LX
Unloading frozen shark fins from a Spanish surface longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Unloading packs with frozen shark fins from a Japanese longliner. Harbour of Las palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Unloading packs with frozen sharks fins from a Japanese longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Unloading packs with frozen shark fins from a Japanese longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Unloading packs with frozen shark fins from a Japanese longliner. Harbour of Las palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Loading shark fins frozen into a truck from a Japanese longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Frozen shark fins loaded into a truck from a Spanish surface longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Cut Thresher shark tails in the fresh market in Vigo, Spain. September 2006 © OCEANA / LX
Truck full of frozen shark fins and trunks from a Spanish surface longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Unloading frozen sharks trunks from a Japanese longliner. Even the smaller juvinile sharks caught and processed on board for their fins and meat. Harbour of Las palmas, canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Unloading packs with frozen shark fins from a Japanese longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Packs with frozen shark fins from a Japanese longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Loading frozen shark fins from a Spanish longliner into a truck. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Loading frozen shark fins from a Spanish longliner into a truck. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Loading frozen shark fins and trunks from a Spanish longliner into a truck. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Frozen shark fins from a Spanish longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Unloading frozen sharks trunks and fins at night from a Japanese longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Frozen shark fins loaded from a Spanish longliner. Harbour of Las Palmas, Canary islands, Spain. January 2008 © OCEANA / LX
Man cutting a Blue shark's (Prionace glauca) caudal fin in the fresh market in Vigo, Spain. September 2006 © OCEANA / LX

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