Protected sharks, rays allegedly sold as seafood without permits in Singapore’s markets

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Shark meat remains widely available at seafood restaurants, hawker stalls and supermarkets – and some hawkers say they cannot always tell what species they are buying. SINGAPORE: When it comes to illegal wildlife trade, many think of elephant ivory, rhino horns or pangolins. But another group receives far less attention: Marine species that are not fully banned but whose trade is tightly regulated amid growing concerns over population declines. CNA found that in some of Singapore’s wet markets,