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Scalloped hammerhead sharks - © Terry Goss 2008/Marine Photobank

DNA Helps Scientists Trace Shark Fins

Groundbreaking new DNA research has, for the first time, traced scalloped hammerhead shark fins from the burgeoning Hong Kong market all the way back to the sharks’ geographic origin. In some cases the fins were found to come from endangered populations thousands of miles away, which points the way to a better protection of these sharks from the international trade.

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