Pedro Pascual

Pedro Pascual

Pedro Pascual
Position

Senior Researcher at the Canary Islands Oceanographic Centre (COC-IEO)

Topics

The illegal trade of four protected shark species continues despite regulations

Since 2013, undeclared and uncertified exports of fins from five overexploited shark species have been illegal. Now, an international team has determined that illegal fins from four of those species remained prevalent in the market between 2015 and 2021. Among the countries cited as potential violators are Spain, China, and Taiwan. The study is published in the journal Science Advances.

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