With demand for shark fin soup rising among China's elite, Planet 100 offers up a timely guide on everything you need to know about Shark Finning, and just in time for Shark Week on sister site Discovery.com.
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Planet 100: Shark Finning Explained
With demand for shark fin soup rising among China's elite, Planet 100 offers up a timely guide on everything you need to know about Shark Finning, and just in time for Shark Week on sister site Discovery.com.
Added: Jul 23, 2010
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Runtime: 02:38
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