Shark Fin Dealer Sentenced for Federal Violations

August 19, 2009 by USFWS  

A Florida man and his company were fined $10,000 and placed on probation for five years for illegally trafficking in shark fins from federally or state protected species. Service special agents teamed with investigators from NOAA Fisheries and the Food and Drug Administration to expose the dealer's crimes, which included trying to export unlawfully purchased fins and drying fins in unsanitary conditions.

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