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The U.S. is a major hub for the brisk trade in which the fins of as many as 73 million sharks are cut off around the world each year.

The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand

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MIAMI—The United States is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will ...

Millions of sharks are butchered every year to satisfy shark fin demand in Asia.

Miami - The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchere

Conservationists hope the ban will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand in China and other parts of Asia.

Overfishing has led to a 71% decline in shark species since the 1970s.

The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand in China and other parts of Asia

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand in China and other parts of Asia.