Shark Fishery Images from Taiwan, Province of China Underline Global Threat

New images from a fishing port in Taiwan, Province of China underline the threat to sharks around the world. Fishermen kill up to 73 million sharks annually in order to satisfy the demand for shark fin soup. While the scale of the trade in Taiwan, Province of China is massive, globally it is just the fourth largest fisher of sharks, after Indonesia, India and Spain.

Learn more about the threat to sharks and what can be done to protect them at http://pewenvironment.org/sharks.