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OCEAN PLUNDER: Relentless fishing and dodgy science — Spain and Taiwan’s blue shark trade

Source: Daily Maverick · 2026-11-15T09:14:43.000Z · Science

OCEAN PLUNDER: Relentless fishing and dodgy science — Spain and Taiwan’s blue shark trade

Industrial fishing has made Spain and Taiwan the world’s biggest blue shark catchers, but flawed science and political inaction are accelerating overfishing, hurling sharks towards extinction.

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