Help Silky Sharks Devastated by Shark Fin Trade

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Help Silky Sharks Devastated by Shark Fin Trade

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Once abundant, silky shark populations have fallen by more than 70 percent throughout the world’s oceans. Let’s keep more silky sharks in the sea instead of shark fin soup bowls through a CITES Appendix II listing to help dwindling populations recover.

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