Shark fin trading in Costa Rica
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Shark fin trading in Costa Rica
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Shark fin trading in Costa Rica, or shark finning, is an illegal practice in the country. It poses a serious threat to shark populations besides the organized crime involvement in the practice within Costa Rica. The trade in Costa Rica is vigorously controlled by the Taiwanese mafia because of the high value of shark fins in restaurants in the Pacific Rim countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong and China where Shark fin soup can cost up to $100 a serving in top restaurants. Some 95% of shark fin tra
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_fin_trading_in_Costa_Rica
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2024-04-20T18:44:09Z
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