finning
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- noun
- /ˈfɪnɪŋ/
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- The government has implemented strict regulations against finning, aiming to protect shark populations from extinction.
- shark finning
- the practice of finning
Examples
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For instance, a Finning (U.K.) Caterpillar track-type tractor has been adapted so the team members can move across the continent.
Blog text (30) -
Asian shark-fin soup is claiming up to 400,000 sharks in the marine reserve each year (despite Ecuador's complete ban on the practice of "finning" since 2004).
Academic text (2009) -
And I was on my back, on the surface, kicking my legs, doing what we call finning.
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Costa Rica to Take a Bite Out of Global Shark Finning
Blog text (5) -
Please help and join me and Oceana in the campaign to stop the trade of shark fins and help save sharks.
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It's not exactly clear how these sharks disappeared, but fishing and shark-finning are likely culprits, Nature reports.
Blog text (29) -
In the months of June and July, the area was choked with shark finning boats from as far away as Java that cast long lines with sometimes 1,000 or 2,000 hooks to catch sharks.
Blog text (13) -
Shark finning is a devastating practice that involves removing fins from live sharks, often leaving them to die helplessly.
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Activists are campaigning to raise awareness about finning, emphasizing its impact on marine ecosystems and biodiversity.
Surface Forms
Morphology
finning = fin (semi-transparent) = fin + ing
The form is regular and directly based on the verb 'fin', but the fisheries sense is specialized rather than an everyday meaning.
Etymology
Finning comes from the simple word fin, the flat 'tail' or 'wing' on a fish, plus the action ending -ing. So finning is the act of cutting off a fish's fins, which explains why the word names this harmful practice.