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Study questions growing international trade in critically endangered sand tiger sharks

In a new study led by University of Delaware researchers Aaron Carlisle and Ed Hale, researchers point to concerns in the international trade of sand tiger sharks, a critically endangered shark species globally, for display in aquariums. The work is published in the journal Frontiers in Conservation...

Study questions growing international trade in critically endangered sand tiger sharks
Image: Phys.org
In a new study led by University of Delaware researchers Aaron Carlisle and Ed Hale, researchers point to concerns in the international trade of sand tiger sharks, a critically endangered shark species globally, for display in aquariums. The work is published in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science.

Originally published at Phys.org

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