Shark Fin CSI

Every year millions of sharks are slaughtered for their fins. The Field has developed new methods to identify some of these sharks to better enforce laws and help end the illegal trade. Science FTW!
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Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:
Emily Graslie
Producer, Editor, Camera, Archive:
Tom McNamara
Theme music:
Michael Aranda
Created By:
Hank Green
Production Assistant:
Katie Kirby
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Thanks to Kevin Feldheim and the Pritzker Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Evolution for helping to make this video possible - and for using science to stop crime!
Special thanks to David Shiffman (@whysharksmatter) for his help, support, advice, and fun facts about sharks!
Additional thanks to Joe Hanson (ItsOkayToBeSmart) and the folks at PBS Digital Studios for helping to put this great series together. :)
Filmed on Location and Supported by:
The Field Museum in Chicago, IL
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Thanks to Kelleen Browning, Evan Liao, Martina Šafusová, Barbara Velázquez, and Seth Bergenholtz for doing some fin—I mean, fine—translation work.