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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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      • Media Kit, David McGuire, Shark Stewards
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
      • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
      • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Passes
      • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks
    • Marine Protection
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • Sustainable Ecotourism and Data Dives
    • Shark ID and MPAs Education Adventure
    • Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
    • Manta and Shark ID
    • Media Production
  • Science & Education
    • Shark Watch California
    • Shark Science Sheets
      • CITES Shark Science Sheets
    • Sharks of Hawaii
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    • Science Programs
      • Citizen Science
    • Shark Sanctuary and Marine Protection
    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a White Shark Attack
      • Sharktober
  • Campaigns
    • End the Last lethal Net Fishery off California
    • Tell US Congress to Support Science -SHARKED Act HR 4051
    • Stop the EU Shark Fin Trade 
    • URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT OCEANIC SHARKS
    • Support Pacific Marine Sanctuaries
      • Support the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary
      • Saving Sharks in the Coral Triangle
    • Tell eBay: Stop Endangered Shark Trade
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting Oceans
    • Fed Ex Shark Fin Shipping
  • Get Involved
    • Contact Us
    • Shark Buddies- Connect and Protect
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      • Sharktober: Farallon Islands Wildlife Adventure
      • Farallon Island Excursion Information
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