Suspected Shark Carcasses in Taiwan

Carcasses suspected to be sharks offloaded from a longlining ship in Dong Gang, Taiwan. Under a legislation passed by Taiwan in 2012, fins and shark carcasses should be naturally attached when coming to port. However, a three-month investigation in just one port in Taiwan by Greenpeace East Asia found 16 illegal cases of shark finning, which demonstrates the lack of enforcement from Taiwanese authorities.