Great white shark caught off Okinawan coast!

[John Gulliver]

I doubt they'd deliberately set out to catch a GWS, especially one of that size, the sale of meat from which would be illegal because of it's high Mercury content.

While agreeing that all the indications are that the shark was caught accidentally, I can't help wondering if the sale of the fins would also be illegal. Do the authorities in, for example, Hong Kong check shark fins for mercury content? Otherwise, the sale of the fins alone would bring in thousands of dollars, surely?

[copperband]

And are you suggesting that all fishing should be banned everywhere?
In spite of strenuous efforts in many countries to develop more selective methods of fishing, there is always going to be a certain bycatch, unfortunately, and sharks are occasionally going to be among the victims.

Not at all, I just picked up on the wording but that has been cleared up now.

As you were...

Paul