Fins are removed as part of the cleaning process. Subsistence fishermen catch whatever is edible, in this case, several small sharks.

Fisherman cutting off the fins of the shark

Fins are removed as part of the cleaning process. Subsistence fishermen catch whatever is edible, in this case, several small sharks.

Sandy Bay fishing shark Caribbean

Author(s)Jane Hawkey
Author CompanyIntegration and Application Network
Date Created2008-01-07
AlbumHuman > Fishing
TypePhoto
Dimensions2816 x 2112
Filesize2.7 MB
Number of Downloads217
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LicenseAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Required AttributionJane Hawkey, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library)