Shark Fin Soup in the United States

Americans who eat shark n soupa luxury dish costing up to $100 per bowl in the United Statesmight unknowingly be consuming an endangered species.

The DNA of 8 shark species found in 51 bowls of soup in 14 cities

Atlanta Albuquerque Boston Chicago Denver Fort Lauderdale Houston Las Vegas Los Angeles New York Orlando San Francisco Seattle Washington, D.C.
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*Global Status: International Union for Conservation of Natures Red List of Threatened Species **Shark: Genus Carcharhinus: Shark identi ed to genus but could be one of several species or a species not in the database. ***Unidenti ed: DNA bar-coding techniques did not work on sample.

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