Sharks on a Plane

AquaNews newsroom brief · 1h ago · 1 min read · via insideclimatenews.org

Inside an insulated FedEx package, sloshing around in a sealed sack of seawater at 30,000 feet, four shark eggs traveled from the U.S. to Indonesia last month. Each leathery capsule—affectionately nicknamed “mermaid’s purses”—held the embryo of a species so decimated by overfishi

Inside an insulated FedEx package, sloshing around in a sealed sack of seawater at 30,000 feet, four shark eggs traveled from the U.S. to Indonesia last month. Each leathery capsule—affectionately nicknamed “mermaid’s purses”—held the embryo of a species so decimated by overfishi This story matters for Climate & Energy readers tracking aqua. Reported by insideclimatenews.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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