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 | | But Palau, in its effort to protect a species marine conservationists say is threatened by overfishing has enacted a comprehensive marine protection law this month that states fishermen must now release a shark, dead or alive, even if it is caught unintentionally, what fishermen call bycatch. |
 | | In Palau and across the Pacific and the globe, fishermen have increasingly targeted sharks for markets in Southeast Asia such as Hong Kong and Taiwan where the expensive dish of shark fin soup is widely popular. |
 | | Remengesau recently received some international attention in May when he led a bonfire of shark fins seized in Palau. |
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