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New Study- Eating Sharks Bad for Humans, Bad for Hammerhead Sharks

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Scientists evaluate the health risk assessment of globally consumed shark meat and shark fins.

Eating shark meat and shark fins are bad for sharks, but it is also bad for human health.”

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Posted byDavid McGuireSeptember 21, 2022October 3, 2022Tags: export, extinction, health, methyl mercury, Shark fin soup, shark fin trade, shark finning, sharks

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      • Manta and Shark ID
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    • US Shark Fin Trade Ban
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      • How to Avoid a White Shark Attack
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    • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
    • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
    • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Passes
    • Ocean Protection: 30% x 2030
    • Tell eBay: Stop Endangered Shark Trade
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting California Seas
    • Fed Ex Shark Fin Shipping
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