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merlv thrown away are now being used and have been found to be very 

 valuable. For this reason, he predicts a continual increase in Japanese 

 shark consumption. 



Curiously, Japanese palates are not so attracted to shark fin as are 

 Chinese palates. Centuries ago, the Shoguns who ruled Japan established 

 an office in Nagasaki to handle the business of fiika-hire—shzrk fins. 

 But at that time fiika-hire was primarily exported to China for shark 

 fin gourmets, and even today in Japan fiika-hire is known as a "Chinese 

 meal." 



