Once caught on a baited hook, live sharks are often hauled aboard to have their fins cut off. After this, the mutilated animals are tossed back into the sea to die of suffocation (as they can no ...

When fishermen collect shark fins, they just cut their fins off and throw the shark back to the sea. Not being able to swim properly anymore, the sharks quickly die. Sharks play a big role in the ...

Shark finning is an act of brutality. Their fins are cut off while the creatures are still alive. Then they are thrown back into the sea where they are eaten by other fish or drown because they ...

Video shows a terrified kayaker being stalked for several minutes by a great white shark that approached him in waters off the coast of Northland, New Zealand. The kayak fisherman was identified as ...

As long as there is a market for shark fins, fishermen will continue to find ways to elude shark finning bans. The newest loophole fishermen are exploiting is called “shark spining.” Shark spining is ...

These types were far flimsier and tended to break off when passing through low-lying tree branches or pure vandalism. The shark fin's wide footing enables it to accommodate a maximum of 14 antennas.