finning
noun[U]
uk/ˈfɪn.ɪŋ/us/ˈfɪn.ɪŋ/(alsoshark finning,uk/ˈʃɑːk ˌfɪn.ɪŋ/us/ˈʃɑːrk ˌfɪn.ɪŋ/)thepracticeofcuttingoffsharks'fins(= thethinverticalpartsstickingout fromtheirbodies), andthrowingtheirbodiesback in thesea:
割鳍弃身，捕鲨采翅（割掉鲨鱼的鳍，把身体扔回海洋的做法）Finning is stillpractisedin somepartsof theworld.在世界上的一些地方仍然有捕鲨采翅的做法。
Humanactivitiessuch assharkfinning aredestroyingthesenaturalwonders.人类的活动，如捕鲨采翅，正在破坏这些自然奇观。
- Efforts toprotectsharkshave beendriveninpartbyrevulsionover finning.
- Helearnedabout finning when hejoinedthe Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
- Congressbannedsharkfinning, thepracticeofdiscardinga shark'scarcassatseaafterslicingoffitsfins, to besoldand used in anexpensivedelicacyknownas shark-finsoup.
Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- anti-hunt
- anti-hunter
- anti-hunting
- barb
- fisherman
- fishing line
- fishing rod
- fly fishing
- fox hunt
- fox hunting
- overfishing
- poach
- poaching
- pointer
- predation
- pursue
- quarry
- spear