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Endangered whale sharks, the world's largest fish, are illegally caught and killed for fins and liver oil on the west coast of India. A recent incident in Mumbai has again put the spotlight on a thriving trade in endangered and protected marine species. Authorities received information about a large fish that had been brought to […]

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