KOTA KINABALU: Following outcry from tourists over shark fins being sold openly along Sinsuran sidewalks, marine conservationists are again pushing for a total ban on shark hunting and finning in Sabah.
Sabah Shark Protection Association conservationist Adderick Chong said that tourists want to see marine diversity in local waters and not along the streets of Kota Kinabalu.
Advocating for overall shark protection, Chong said that it was impossible to identify which species of shark were being sold along the roadside without a proper scientific identification. It could be protected species of sharks but we won't know," he said He said the photos of dried shark fins were taken by dismayed tourists on Friday and were highlighted to their tour operators.
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