‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums
THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success Shortly after 12.45pm, what remains of a 300-metre line goes taut. Somewhere beneath the murky green surface of Delaware Bay, on the eastern US coast…
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- The Guardian — Environment
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- 15 October 2026 · 09:00 UTC
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- 28 October 2026 · 12:19 UTC
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