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Great White Shark Anatomy Caudal fin: used for turning and propelling forward Dorsal fin: on a shark’s back is used for balance. The second dorsal fin controls rolling. Pectoral Fin: control whether a shark swims up or down. Sharks cannot swim backwards Pelvic fin: provide stability Anal Fin: Provide extra stability

Shark Finning Shark is pulled on board a ship, its fins are cut off while the shark is still living then tossed back overboard to drown or bleed to death. Shark fins have no nutritional or medical value Shark fins are a delicacy in China 40 million sharks are killed this way each year

Impact of Shark Finning Loss of shark population around the world. Wasteful – up to 99% of the shark is thrown away. Each country with a coastline is responsible for laws and regulations pertaining to fishing in their waters.

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Porbeagle Shark Endangered due to overfishing. Found in northern Newfoundland into the Gulf of St. Lawrence Biggest step taken in prevention of extinction is fishing quotas

Conservation of sharks in Canada All recreational fishing for sharks is restricted to catch and live release. All commercial shark fishing quotas are set at levels which maintain or increase population numbers at healthy levels. Sharks caught accidentally in fisheries targeting other species are to be released alive, if they are not landed. The mating ground of porbeagle sharks has been closed to commercial fishing to encourage population recovery.