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Protected US sand tiger sharks sold to foreign aquariums, Guardian…
The Guardian reports anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks in Delaware Bay, yet a loophole lets private firms catch them for foreign aquariums; the ban has gaps.
On air: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on The Bonk-o-MeterPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:26 PM ET on The Bonk-o-Meter, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Guardian, US.
- BBN covered this story before: Guardian: economy still tops voters' midterm worries (October 15).
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What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe claim under review, from The Guardian on October fifteenth, twenty twenty-six: protected American sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMarvellous. A shark so endangered that anglers cannot keep one, and yet it can still be shipped abroad.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Guardian reports that the loophole lets private firms catch sand tiger sharks in Delaware Bay and sell them abroad.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorResearchers there were also fishing for them, with mackerel chunks on a line.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the ban stops the angler, but not the invoice.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe piece says firms profit from the bay's conservation success. A critic compares it to selling wolves from Yellowstone.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWolves. So the better the recovery goes, the better the stock.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFully protected, partly for sale.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe rating, then: Full Bonkers.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAgreed. The only thing protected in Delaware Bay is the loophole.
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