At a market in northern Peru fishermen and traders barter over mutilated sharks, loading the fish onto motorized rickshaws. Much of the meat will be eaten locally, but the removed fins are headed elsewhere: China.
Peru is the world's largest exporter of shark fins, according to marine protection organization Oceana. The catches are usually sent to Asia, where shark fin soup is a delicacy that can cost over $200 a bowl.
In Peru, the fishing and selling of legally-caught shark fins is allowed. But there are far larger populations of sharks off the coast of Ecuador, where such activity is outlawed. Marine biologist Adriana Gonzalez said that indiscriminate fishing off Peru and Ecuador was threatening species including the blue shark, mako shark, and hammerhead shark.
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