Note this excerpt from a recent story:
Coastal waters could feed many more Africans, but need better protection
Feb 18th 2012
BERBERA, FREETOWN AND MOMBASA | from the print edition
“MELITA SAMOILYS is a leading marine biologist. Since 2010 she has visited 72 coral reefs in east Africa. On only one did she see a shark. That is because so many black-tipped, white-tipped and grey sharks have been served up as shark fin soup, a delicacy in China.” “With the sharks almost gone, Chinese diners are demanding manta rays… as ingredients for their expensive banquet stews. Frank Pope, an Africa-based writer on oceans, says that the slow-breeding rays could be gone even sooner than the sharks they used to swim alongside on the glittering reefs.”
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