Report: Malaysia is world's second-largest importer of shark fin

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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is the second-largest importer of shark fin, according to a report by wildlife trade organisation Traffic.

In the report entitled"An Overview of Major Shark Traders, Catchers, and Species", the NGO on wildlife trade said between 2000 and 2016, Malaysia imported an average of 2,556 tonnes of shark fin per year.

"These four largest importers of shark fin accounted for 90% of average annual global imports of fins during the same period," said the report. The report noted that sharks are particularly vulnerable to overfishing due to their slow growth, relatively late age of maturity and low fecundity. Traffic emphasised the need for better recording of catch and trade data and the need for more"real time" monitoring of such trade to ensure dramatic changes in the targeting of particular species are not occurring in the absence of suitable management and adherence to management arrangements where they occur.

 

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Shame on us

wtf

Innalillah

More sanctions coming

2nd largest importer & rank among the other three areas of high income ... something that does not seem right ... betul ke ? or are we already a high income nation without anyone knowing ? 😉 😉 😉

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