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ByMUGUNTAN VANAR

• SABAH & SARAWAK
• Wednesday, 29 Mar 20231:10 PM MYT
• https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/29/conservationists-call-for-immediate-ban-on-shark-hunting-and-finning-in-sabah

Tourists were shock to see dried shark fins sold along the sidewalk in Sinsusran area within Kota Kinabalu town.

KOTA KINABALU: Following outcry from tourists over shark fins being sold openly along Sinsuran sidewalks, marine conservationists are again pushing for a total ban on shark hunting and finning in Sabah.

Sabah Shark Protection Association conservationist Adderick Chong said that tourists want to see marine diversity in local waters and not along the streets of Kota Kinabalu.

“This cannot go on. Sabah must ban all shark hunting and finning, not just for certain shark species,” he said on Wednesday (March 29).

Advocating for overall shark protection, Chong said that it was impossible to identify which species of shark were being sold along the roadside without a proper scientific identification. It could be protected species of sharks but we…