Tag: shark fins

Processing of sharks with zero waste – Oman

The inserted pictures show the processing of shark as carried out in a processing plant located in Wilayat Quiryat, Sultanate of Oman. The followings are the products and so the uses of different processed products. Dried shark: As shown in the pictures, the shark meat is dried on screen rack. During drying, the meat is …

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Display of sharks in Deira fish market, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

  Photo credit:: Patricia Martin Cabrera (United Arab Emirates) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture was taken in Deira fish market, Dubai, United Arab Emirates       Even though there is some demand for fresh and dried shark meat, shark-fishing is driven by the lucrative trade of dried shark fins …

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Shark fishery and marketing in Yemen

Photo credit: Tim Huntington (UK – Poseidon) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)         The inserted picture shows a pile of sharks displayed in a fish market in Hadramout, Yemen. According to relatively recent statistics (2000s), the overall fish landing in Hadramout is about 78,000 tons total annually; out …

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Sun-drying and trade of shark fins in Egypt

Photo credit: Magd Al-Bawaab (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The photo shows the sun-drying of shark fins in Suez, Egypt. Dried fins are exported to South-East countries where the main market of dried shark fins does exist. Over centuries, shark fins soup has been considered a luxury item in Chinese …

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