Researchers fear sport fishing is a serious threat to endangered species — but study of Internet forum also finds awareness of environmental issues.
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23 August 2017
This article has been amended to note that lead author David Shiffman is now at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.
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Upton, B. Anglers' online boasts reveal illegal shark hunting. Nature (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2017.22475
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