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The photo shows the display of finless\u00a0sharks in a retail shop in Sharjah fish market. Although, shark meat is consumed by human in variety of types (e.g. fresh, smoked, salted), shark fins are the most precious part of sharks which attain much higher monetary value in some Asian countries; China, Japan and Hong Kong in particular. Because of the high demand on shark fins in Asian countries, the missing fins in this photo must have gone through shark-fins trade to become a delicacy soup served in luxury restaurants and\/or provided in special occasions. The monetary value of the meat is negligible and could be considered as by-products.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The photo shows the display of finless\u00a0sharks in a retail shop in Sharjah fish market. Although, shark meat is consumed by human in variety of types (e.g. fresh, smoked, salted), shark fins are the most precious part of sharks which attain much higher monetary value in some Asian countries; China, Japan and Hong Kong in … <\/p>\n

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