Photos shot in Hong Kong this week show more than 18-thousand shark fins drying on the roofs of industrial buildings. The fins are spread neatly in patterns under a warm sun. The images present just a fraction of the shark finning that takes place ev

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Yvonne: This is 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer and Alice has kindly joined me for today's programme. Hello Alice. Alice: Hi Yvonne. Yvonne: Now Alice, how do you get around London? Alice: Ooh by bus, bicycle and usually the Tube. Yvonne: Aha, an

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Shark Fin Consumption Declines in Hong Kong Harvesting is what fishermen call the brutal act of cutting the fins off of living sharks and throwing the torso back into the ocean. Around 50 percent of all shark fins worldwide are traded through Hong Ko

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