One of the ingredients in your pet food and makeup could be a threatened shark species
) and blacktip shark . And if that wasn’t shocking enough, maybe this is: none of the products tested was labeled containing shark-based ingredients.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s latest assessment for these sharks vary from Near Threatened to Endangered.due to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora .
Bar plot showing the proportion of shark species, species complexes, and genera found in the pet food and cosmetic products tested. Blacktip complex denotes the species complex comprised of Carcharhinus limbatus, C. amblyrhinchoides, C. leiodon, and C. tilstoni.While many people know of the demand of shark fins and meat, less known to the general public is that there is a contemporary global demand for shark liver oil and the status of this trade is still largely unknown.
As one can imagine, there is outrage from both the public and those who study sharks. Cardeñosa said it best in his paper: “This study highlights the need for more labeling controls since shark populations could benefit if consumers have the alternative to choose whether or not to purchase products containing threatened shark species in order to decrease the global demand.”
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