KUALA LUMPUR: Shark finning or the harvesting of shark fins and releasing the fish back to sea has not been carried out in the country, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob assured.
He said sharks were not the primary target of local fishermen who focused mainly on the commercial species.
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