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As Global Appetite for Shark Fin Wanes, China Surges

China's taste for shark's fin going through a generation divide

By Sarah Whitmire,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 6, 2011 7:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – There's a growing consciousness about the 73 million sharks killed each year to feed a global hunger for shark’s fin soup, but try telling that to China, writes Juliet Eilperin in a book excerpt in the Washington Post. For centuries, being able to...   Read full story »

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