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University of Miami School of Medicine
http://brainbank.med.miami.edu/x7.xmlScientists at the University of Miami are studying the presence of deadly neurotoxins in shark fins. The goal is to find a causal link to degenerative brain diseases which would raise awareness of the shark finning and lower the demand for the fins. A secondary goal is to create a shared specimen biorepository for use by other researchers for furture studies and independent confirmation.
It is estimated that over 100 million sharks are killed each year, with roughly half of them solely caught and killed for their fins to be sold at consumer markets.