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Shark populations are being threatened by a booming, illicit shark fin trade

More than 70 million sharks are killed for their fins worldwide. Those fins are considered a status symbol in some parts of the world.
Dried shark fins are shown in a window in China's Guangdong province in August 2014.
Johannes Eisele/AFP