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The U.S. Atlantic states have taken a big step backwards by changing the finning rules for just one species, the smooth dogfish (aka smoothhound shark) and this loophole, which risks finning of not only smooth dogfish but many other coastal shark species, may soon be extended beyond state waters.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/09/smooth-dogfish-are-sharks-too/
The U.S. Atlantic states have taken a big step backwards by changing the finning rules for just one species, the smooth dogfish (aka smoothhound shark) and this loophole, which risks finning of not only smooth dogfish but many other coastal shark species, may soon be extended beyond state waters.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/09/smooth-dogfish-are-sharks-too/
