Panama City: Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday (Saturday in Manila) approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade.
In this file photo taken on Feb. 11, 2022, a lemon shark, from the Carcharhinidae family, swims toward a group of divers and a bait box surround, followed by fish looking to get a bite of the shark’s food, during a shark dive off of Jupiter, Florida. AFP PHOTO
Panama City: Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday (Saturday in Manila) approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade.