finning

finning
The act of removing a live sharks fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea.

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  • Finning — Infobox Company company name = Finning International Inc. company company type = Public (tsx|FTT) company slogan = foundation = Vancouver, British Columbia (1933) location = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada key people = Doug Whitehead,… …   Wikipedia

  • Finning — Wappen Deutschlandkarte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Finning — 48° 01′ 00″ N 11° 00′ 00″ E / 48.0167, 11 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Finning — Fin Fin (f[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Finning}.] [Cf. {Fin} of a fish.] To carve or cut up, as a chub. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Finning International — Inc. Rechtsform Inc. Gründung 1933 Sitz Vancouver …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Finning, Bavaria — Infobox Ort in Deutschland Name = Finning Wappen = Wappen von Finning.png lat deg = 48 |lat min = 01 lon deg = 11 |lon min = 00 Lageplan = Bundesland = Bayern Regierungsbezirk = Oberbayern Landkreis = Landsberg am Lech Verwaltungsgemeinschaft =… …   Wikipedia

  • finning — removal of the fins and discarding of the carcass, e.g. with sharks as the source for Chinese shark fin soup. A single large fin from a basking shark can sell for $13,300 in Asia (in 2003) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • finning — n. removal of fins from a fish fɪn n. organ attached to various parts of a fish s body (for steering, propulsion, etc.); something which resembles such an organ; five dollar bill (Slang) v. remove the fins from a fish; move the fins (pertaining… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • finning — An arrangement of fins on a surface to aid cooling by improving the heat transfer rate, typically found on air cooled engines …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • finning — present part of fin …   Useful english dictionary

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