The Environmental Justice Institute in Brazil has accused a seafood exporter (Siglo do Brasil Comercio) of illegally killing nearly 300,000 sharks.
It is suing for what it says is massive damage to the marine ecosystem.
It alleges that many of the sharks were thrown back into the sea after their fins were taken for clandestine export.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Demand for shark fin soup in Asia has been blamed for the illegal killing of nearly 300,000 sharks off Brazil
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