Dried shark fins for sale in Chinatown, NY. Used to make shark's fin soup, considered a delicacy for special occasions.

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New York state passed a bill making the sale of shark fins illegal starting in July 2014, but the practice of killing sharks only for their fin is still widespread in Asia

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