Xabi Romero's underwater encounter

Xabi Romero, an argentinian-spanish photographer, filmed a mutilated tiger shark in the maldives.

“this is the saddest encounter of my life”

Tiger shark Fin's story

Romero named the shark fin, a juvenile female tiger shark with fins cut off by fishermen.

“that was kind of bottom for me”

Shark finning practice

Fishermen cut off shark fins to sell for shark fin soup, a delicacy in china, taiwan, and hong kong.

Maldives' shark regulations

The maldives bans tiger shark fishing and finning but some crews skirt the law with gps tracking devices.

Romero's conservation effort

Romero sold prints of the shark, donating proceeds to shark conservation groups.

Shark finning impact

Shark finning drives many shark species toward extinction, a practice conservation groups condemn as cruel and wasteful.