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Confusing
See Talk:Shark_fin_soup for a discussion about the content that I split from shark fin soup. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 08:45, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

I am doing shark finning for a freshman project topic, and it very interesting. Did you know that a Whale Shark's dorsal fin can sell for up to $15,000?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.31.88 (talk) 02:54, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Going overboard with "Citation Needed"
It is a major annoyance in Wikipedia when people take it upon themselves to insert "citation needed" after practically every sentence, making the article choppy and awkward to read. In my experience, this is most often the work of people who visit a page with a controversial subject and take offense to one side or the other of the debate and attempt to undermine its credibility by making it appear as if every single fact is in doubt.

In this case, the first two paragraphs were "citation-stuffed" with no fewer than six needless markers that were already addressed by citations and sources elsewhere in the article. Please refrain from doing this; it is a disservice to the reader and only slightly above ordinary vandalism in my opinion. -- Bradrules - 18:48, 25 June 2009(UTC)

In general, I agree. I looks like it is cleaned up on this page now. -- Makosharknet (talk) 03:00, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Shark fin industry
There are details of the trade of shark fins (e.g. types of shark caught, volume of trade), in Shark fin soup that are not directly related to an article on soup. The sections are Shark_fin_soup and Shark_fin_soup. I propose that they be merged here, or should a separate article be created? Shark fin is currently a disambiguation page.—Bagumba (talk) 20:45, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

shark fin soup
I'm shocked at the lack of mention on shark fin soup. Isn't shark finning related to this directly? --Turn685 (talk) 21:13, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It's mentioned in the lead. --Epipelagic (talk) 22:14, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Too much detail for Canada
The information for the section on Canada is, in my opinion, far too detailed and requires heavy editing. For example, do we really need to know the results of votes in different regions? An editor has recently been adding even more detail, but rather than possibly entering into an edit war, I thought I would ask the views of other editors.__DrChrissy (talk) 16:43, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

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animals thrown back alive
The only citation for this claim is the "wild aid" article which simply states it without any support. Wild Aid is not a scientific source at all. I think the practice of finning should be banned, and shark fin products should be banned, but here at Wikipedia my concern is that the article be supported. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 18:04, 12 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I added some citations to the lead. You realize you could find these yourself? There are plenty of reliable sources – a good place to search is Google Scholar. --Epipelagic (talk) 00:01, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I realize that. Thank you for improving the article.  --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 19:52, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

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Spelling Error
When reading this article I came across the word mark instead of shark, edits have been made. Purity.case (talk) 20:04, 23 April 2018 (UTC) purity.case

Have any countries other than Canada banned the shark fin trade?
As the article notes, in 2019 federal legislation came into effect in Canada with the purpose of banning the trade in shark fins. Subsection 32.1(1) of the Fisheries Act now provides: "No person shall import into Canada or export from Canada, or attempt to so import or export, any shark fins or parts of shark fins that are not attached to a shark carcass except in accordance with a permit issued under subsection (2)." This was enacted by section 18.1 of An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence, S.C. 2019, c. 14. I found one news report which asserts that Canada "became the first country in the world to impose a wholesale ban on the import and export of shark fins". But other news articles say that Canada was merely the first G20 country to do so or the first G7 country. This phrasing suggests that at least one country (not in the G20 or G7) banned the shark fin trade before Canada. If so, which? Also, this Wikipedia article says that 20 years ago in the USA, an Act of Congress prohibited the importation of shark fins without the associated carcass. But isn't that the same thing Canada has done? Yet the USA is in the G20 and G7, so are those news articles wrong (in saying Canada was the first country in the world, the G20, or the G7 to ban the shark fin trade)? The Government of Canada's own news release from when the new legislation was passed does not mention anything about Canada being the first to take this action. Mathew5000 (talk) 20:52, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Accuracy of Statistics
It is important to add that because sharks are being thrown back into the ocean without their fins, they cannot always be correctly identified by scientists. The marine conservationist, Meilane, says "Moreover, landing sharks and rays with fins attached will facilitate species identification, promote standardized data collection and reporting of official catch statistics, and eliminate potential enforcement loopholes." If fins were still attached, then it will allow for species to be correctly identified and a more accurate reports of catch statistics will be able to be provided. I believe this needs to be shared to show that the statistics of shark finning are not reliable.

Opposition - Harm on Humans from Eating Shark
In the section "Opposition" it very briefly touches on how sharks consume toxins, therefore sharks may not be safe to consume. I think there should be more detail about this. Why do sharks contain these toxins? This seems like an important factor. 2wsx7ygv (talk) 01:09, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

New market for shark products
I wanted to add the effects of the Shark Conservation Act. Specifically, the law that prohibits any boat to carry shark fins without the corresponding number and weight of carcasses, and all sharks must be brought to port with their fins attached... This law has actually created a new market for shark products. Because fisherman are carrying the full shark bodies to land by boat, they need to find something to do with the leftovers. So they sell the shark meet and shark oil. When this is sold, it creates a demand. Now fisherman have another motivator to fish & hunt for these sharks.

I plan on adding information from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper titled "State of the Global Market for Shark Products", to provide information on the newer market for shark meat and shark oils and how the Shark Conservation Act is playing a role in increasing the demand for shark products. 2wsx7ygv (talk) 02:16, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Harry Potter
Harry Potter is not the only one who Voldemort suspected of defeating him he also suspected Neville long bottom of defeating him but in the end he decided harry would defeat him and when he tried to kill Harry’s parents Harry’s mum also tried to kill Voldemort. Draco Malfoy at one point worked for Voldemort. Voldemort also cast a curse on defence against the dark arts. Unfortunately harry can’t kill Voldemort with out killing himself because Voldemort split himself into seven Horcruxs and one of them was harry. 110.174.238.124 (talk) 10:54, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

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