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Shark poachers prowl Egyptian waters

Yemeni shark poachers are operating in Egyptian waters and have been involved in at least one confrontation with the Egyptian navy, environment ministry officials say.

Shark fishing is prohibited in Egypt’s Red Sea territorial waters under national legislation passed in 2005 that aims at ending the cruel and wasteful practice of “finning,” where fishermen slice off the shark’s fins and throw the animal back into the sea to die…

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