One of the largest wildlife trafficking operations in Latin American history took place in November 2025, in which 10,000 individual shark fins were seized in Peru.

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SHOW RESOURCES:

• Shark and Awe podcast Episode #2 - Shark Finning: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FHiOudfz1pUD4iaa5g6sd?si=z6iZ22rdQPqwN7gT3ecAIA
• CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peru-shark-fins-seized-major-wildlife-trafficking-bust/?fbclid=Iwb21leAONooBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6-AMr7yh-eMNPX5hkx-dM5qCWRWBqohVLoaa2bwU6MtMzSpHOskgP0x7Y96Q_aem_ECNY0d9sj83pJuCNzFvAFA
• United Nations: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/pccp/wildlife-trafficking.html
• Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/shark-fin-export-capital-peru-asian-demand-threatens-local-species-2023-06-05/#:~:text=That%20dipped%20back%20to%20around%20339%20tonnes,of%20Ecuador%2C%20where%20such%20activity%20is%20outlawed.
• USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/11/21/peru-shark-fin-seized-wildlife-trafficking-bust/87395204007/
• York University: https://footprint.info.yorku.ca/data/data-stories/shark-fin-trends/
• Rob Stewart/Sharkwater Extinction: https://www.sharkwater.com/sharkwater-extinction/rob-stewart-biography/

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