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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicShark finning

Topic: Shark finning

US and China have a new friction point – Chinese shark-fishing off Ecuador’s coast

The US, backing Ecuador, said Beijing should stop its unsustainable fishing practices, rule-breaking, and willful environmental degradation.

DRI steps up crackdown on illegal export of shark fins, seizes 8,000 kg stock

DRI requests head of foreign trade dept to consider moving SC against a Kerala HC order that’s being used to bypass govt ban on export of shark fins.

Maneka Gandhi wants central agency to probe Kerala shark fin ‘export scam’

In her letter, Gandhi cites ThePrint report saying that a Kerala firm has been accused of skirting the ban on export of shark fins.

Kerala firm accused of skirting ban to kill endangered sharks

Finning is the cruel practice of fishermen slicing off shark fins while they are alive and dumping them back into the water.

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

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