A total ban on shark fishing, along with the import, export or any other sale of shark products, has been introduced by the Bahamian Government.
The legislation, which was finalised on Tuesday to immediate effect, applies to all territorial waters of the Bahamas, amounting to some 630,000 sq km (243,244 sq miles).
Long-line fishing for sharks was outlawed in 1993, but other forms of shark fishing continued.
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