To obtain sharks' fin, sharks are hauled on deck and their fins are hacked off. The body, often still alive - is tossed back into the sea like rubbish to conserve space in the fish hold for more valuable fish such as tuna and swordfish. What sounds like the end of another harvest for the fishermen is the start of a slow and excruciatingly painful death for the shark as it sinks to the bottom of the ocean. Barely alive, it will now bleed to death slowly or drown because it cannot breathe, as water no longer flows through its mouth and over the gills. To add a final insult to this magnificent predator, little fishes and critters would peck and nip on its open wounds, as it lies helplessly awaiting its death.
Just damn. What horrible information about the sharks. That's awful.