The massive haul shows that the trade, thought to be responsible for the killing of 100 million sharks each year, is thriving in spite of efforts by conservationists.
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TRAFFIC, an environmental non-government organisation from the U.K., expects imports of wildlife regulated under the Washington Convention into Macau will continue to rise.
Shark fin re-exports from Hong Kong to Macau rose a staggering 62 percent year-on-year in 2016, up to 143,396 kilos from 88,029 kilos in 2015. This is the first time re-exports to Macau exceeded those to mainland China.
