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What Border Seizures Tell Us About the Transnational Shark Trade

Environment Institute members Dr Patrick Reis-Santos, Professor Phill Cassey, Professor Bronwyn Gillanders, and PhD Candidate Josephine Lingard recently published a new paper looking at the transnational shark trade, showing what they've uncovered as a cause for concern. With over one-third of shark species now threatened with extinction, largely due to overfishing and international trade, this study provides new insights into the personal use trade of shark products through Australia and Aotearoa, New Zealand.

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