China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions

For migrant workers trapped onboard Chinese distant water fishing fleets, cutting the fins off sharks as they writhe violently on rusted decks in the Indian Ocean isn’t accidental. It’s an intentional and lucrative act that marks the start of a bloody half-a-billion-dollar offshore supply chain, tacitly supported by Beijing yet covertly concealed from port inspectors globally. The Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit focused on the protection of endangered species, filed a formal petitio