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Slaughtered for the market place: Huge rise in ray hunting threatens ocean’s ‘gentle giants’

They are known as the ocean”s gentle giants, but an alarming rise in manta and mobula ray hunting could threaten the very existence of the species.

From India to Ecuador, manta and mobula fishing has become big business for fisheries who are selling their gills to be used in soups and traditional Chinese medicine… Read Full Article

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