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Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is a requiem shark in the genus Carcharinidae, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), a requiem shark in the genus Carcharinidae, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Suspected illegal fishing vessel with shark fins hanging up to dry on the aft deck, encountered near Saint Helena, South Atlantic Ocean

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), with boat in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Close-up of a basket of shark fins for export to eastern markets, the flesh is eaten locally, in the port of Hodeida, Yemen, Middle East

Dorsal fins at the surface, telltale signs of the giant basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus), Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Shark fins drying in the sun, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Shark fins drying in the sun, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Shark fins drying in the sun, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Shark fins being dried on a playground in the village. Balikpapan suburb, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dried shark fins and sea cucumbers for sale in traditional chinese medicine store, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Fisherman fins silky shark (Carcharhinus falcifomes) and blue shark (Prionace glauca), offshore commercial longline shark fishing, Brazil, South America

Fishermen captures great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), offshore commercial longline shark fishing, Brazil, South America

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) eating Greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris). The otter took only the innards of the dogfish by opening a short section of skin behind the pectoral fin (see images under 'Greater spotted dogfish'). The rest of the fish, still alive, was left on the shore and never retrieved. Perhaps the tough shark skin and battling fish are too much work when other food is plentiful? Hebrides, Scotland

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus).
Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Restricted resolution (please contact us) (RR)

Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) Species Near threatened. Shark and Yolanda, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Jaboan, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pacific

Shark dorsal fins cut from various species in the Shark Finning panga fishery in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

People on boat taking pictures ofBasking shark dorsal fin for photo-identification.(Cetorhinus maximus) Hebrides, Scotland (RR)

Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus). Species Near threatened. Shark and Yolanda, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.

Fishermen captures great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), offshore commercial longline shark fishing, Brazil, South America

Fishermen captures great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), offshore commercial longline shark fishing, Brazil, South America

Fisherman strings shark fins for drying, offshore commercial longline shark fishing, Brazil, South America

Fishermen fins great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), offshore commercial longline shark fishing, Brazil, South America

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) having caught Greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris). The otter took only the innards of the dogfish by opening a short section of skin behind the pectoral fin (see images under 'Greater spotted dogfish'). The rest of the fish, still alive, was left on the shore and never retrieved. Perhaps the tough shark skin and battling fish are too much work when other food is plentiful? Hebrides, Scotland

Fisherman fins silky shark (Carcharhinus falcifomes) and blue shark (Prionace glauca), offshore commercial longline shark fishing, Brazil, South America

White Tip Reef Shark - Triaenodon obesus - resting during daylight hours amongst mangrove growths. Galapagos, Pacific Ocean

Thrill seekers experience cage diving with Galapagos sharks, Carcharhinus galapagensis, North shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Red (Lace) coral, Distichopora violacea, feather stars, and juvenile gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Scuba diver handles nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Molasses Reef, Key Largo, Florida, USA, Atlantic Ocean

A smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena), swims under the surface in open ocean, breaking the water with its dorsal fin, Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Female scuba diver holding a Caribbean Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), special contact on the sharks belly causes it to fall into a state of apathy, Barrier Reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

Scuba diver and her dive master caressing the underside of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in way that causes the shark to fall into a state of apathy, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

Scuba diver caressing the underside of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in way that causes the shark to fall into a state of apathy, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

Scuba diver watching her diving instructor stroking the belly of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in way that causes the shark to fall into a state of apathy, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

Sea Turtle with bite marks on fins swims in blue water. Close-up of Great Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) with its front flippers bitten off by a shark swimming slowly over seabed, Red sea, Egypt, Africa

Scuba divers amongst a school of Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) lying on the sandy ocean after having been attracted by a container of scent agents and bait, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

A restaurant sells shark fin soup in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 25, 2015. Despite efforts by the Thai government to reduce consumption of the controversial delicacy, shark fin is still a common site at restaurants and markets in the Chinatown district.

Caribbean, Bahamas, Little Bahama Bank, Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris) close-up near surface, mouth open.

Bahamas, This nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) is pictured with a school of juvinile jacks and remora.

Caribbean, Bahamas, Little Bahama Bank, Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris) close-up near surface, mouth open.