finning
- present participle of fin.
Example Sentences
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While finning regulations have not led to decreased shark deaths, Simpfendorfer points out they weren’t designed to reduce catches, but to prevent suffering and the waste of sharks being killed for their fins alone.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 11, 2024
A global onslaught of legislation followed to limit shark catch-and-eliminate finning, widely regarded as a cruel and wasteful fishing method.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2024
The practice of shark finning, whereby sharks are caught for their fins and their carcasses then dumped back into the ocean, has been banned in U.S. waters for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
And finning is already illegal in U.S. waters.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022
The sale had not long been concluded, and the little community were preparing to obey Acton's order to "Come outside," when the latter rushed into the room finning with rage.
From The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs by Avery, Harold
