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Heavy numbers compared to our heaviest animals. The EU exports 12,761 tons of shark fins.

While the EU has some of the strictest shark regulations in place, it remains one of the biggest players in the global shark fin trade, ranking as the second-largest exporter worldwide.

And because 12,761 tons of fins is vastly abstract and incomprehensible, the amount of fins was put in comparison to the biomass of our world’s heaviest mammals – in the water and on land: Blue Whales, African Elephants and African Rhinos.
This crisis also exposes a deeper issue: speciesism, the unfair bias that values certain animals over others. Sharks, despite their vital role in ocean ecosystems, are often dismissed or demonized, making their protection less urgent in the eyes of many.

Therefore EU exported fins are the equivalent of 200 Blue Whales, or 2,127 elephants, or 3,200 white rhinos, or 10,634 black rhinos. Unfathomable.

Thank you to our female conservation filmmakers and photographers:
Blue Whale by @martinatrepczyk
Blue Shark by @sabinemprobst
Elephants and rhinos by @marionpayr

Vocals by @elena.shirin
Music by @Davidfurrer

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We’re thrilled to collaborate with @oceanic.kayleigh , who captured powerful footage to help tell the story of sharks in Europe’s waters, and the fight to protect them.🩵

As many already know sharks are essential to healthy oceans, yet they’re disappearing fast, often ending up as soup, steaks, or bycatch. Europe, despite having some of the strictest shark protection laws in the world, is still one of the largest exporters of shark products.
That’s why awareness matters. 🦈

In 2023, over a million citizens raised their voices through the Stop Finning EU initiative. @stopfinningeu That massive public push forced the European Commission to act. New rules are being shaped right now, which is essential proof that people can drive political change when they come together.
We created this post to break down what these laws actually mean and where they still fall short. Because knowing the rules is the first step toward changing them.

If you have questions or get the sources we used, feel free to message us.
Lets make shark protection a political priority.
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We don’t guess, we research.

At SHARKPROJECT, we make it a priority to stay updated with the latest science, because conservation depends on knowing what’s really happening out there. From policy shifts to protection targets, we read, discuss, and apply what matters to make our work more effective for sharks and the ocean.

Today, we’re sharing two important studies: one exploring the EU’s role in the global shark fin trade, and another that evaluates key data points to assess how effective broad conservation targets like 30x30 really are.🦈

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