David Shipper – Pacific Islands Attorney

The analysis from the Pacific island nation of Palau shows that sharks — hunted worldwide for their fins, a Chinese delicacy — are worth many times more to some local economies alive than dead.”Sharks can literally be a ‘million-dollar’ species and a significant economic driver,” said lead author Mark Meekan, a scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

via ‘Million-dollar sharks’ a boon to eco-tourism: report – Yahoo! News.