New Caledonia bans Shark Fishing
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25 Apr 2013 - 18 Jan 2016
The government of the Pacific paradise of New Caledonia said Wednesday it had decided to ban fishing of sharks, which are being decimated to feed growing demand for luxury goods. ""New Caledonia took the decision to ban the fishing, capture, detention or commercialisation of all species of sharks"" in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) -- an area roughly the size of South Africa, authorities in the French territory said. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), humans kill about 100 million sharks each year, mostly for their fins, which are used for expensive, luxury soups in China. Photo: copyright AFP
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