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Environmentalists worry about shark overfishing

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A pro-environment group says the world's shark populations are in worse trouble than previously thought.

The Pew Environment Group is cautioning in a report that the actual global catch of sharks might be up to four times higher than official U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization statistics.

The report says Hong Kong's shark fin market accounts for about half of the global trade. The report's official release comes as representatives of many governments are gathering in room for a fisheries committee meeting at the U.N. food agency.

The Pew Environment Group says one-third of about 200 countries whose practices were reviewed ban the "wasteful practice of shark finning." It says few countries have catch limits on shark species including endangered ones.

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