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Shark fisheries
For centuries sharks have been sought for their meat, hides, liver oil, fins and teeth. Today, although their rich liver oil continues to be a reason to fish for sharks in European waters, most European shark fisheries are driven by a commercial demand for meat and fins.
MeatThe European Union is a significant consumer of and trader in shark meat, particularly shortfin mako and porbeagle sharks, dogfish, smoothhounds, catsharks, and skates and rays.
In addition, Germany and the UK are particularly big consumers of spurdog (spiny dogfish).In the mid-1990s, France was the largest consumer of shark and skate meat in Europe, but has since been overtaken by Spain and |
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