Internet celebrities suspected of using endangered great white sharks for food Police responded: It is indeed a case related to great white sharks that is being processed

  Cover reporter Zhao Zijun, intern Zheng Na

  On July 14, a famous food blogger named "Tizi" shot a video of boiled shark and grilled shark. Some popular science bloggers reported that this shark is an internationally endangered wildlife shark, which is quite As a national second-class protected animal, "Internet celebrities suspected of using endangered great white sharks for food" quickly rushed to the hot search.

  On July 31, the cover news reporter learned from the Nanchong police that after identification, the shark in the video of the Internet celebrity "Tizi" is indeed a human shark (also known as a great white shark), and the relevant case is being further processed.

  The online video shows that "Tizi" opened a package at the entrance of the seafood supermarket, which contained a huge "shark", which attracted many onlookers.

The video said the "Great White Shark" was 2 meters long.

After posing in the city, the "shark" was transported to the second uncle's house in the countryside and divided.

"Tizi" burned a large pot outdoors, exaggeratedly used a lot of seasonings, the tail was used for grilling, and the fish body was sprinkled with red seasonings.

In the video screen, the subtitle of "artificial breeding and edible" is written in the upper left corner.

  Previously, the owner of the seafood supermarket in the video told the cover reporter that the shark was not sold in his own store, but brought by the blogger for filming in advance, and he just borrowed the venue.

  On July 15, when the cover news reporter asked about the purchase channel of "Tizi" on the phone, "Tizi" said on the phone that she repeatedly confirmed with the seller that the source of sharks is regular.

  The cover reporter searched and found that at present, all the videos on the short video account of the Internet celebrity "Tizi" have disappeared.

  On July 31, the cover news reporter learned from the Nanchong police that after identification, the shark in the video of the Internet celebrity "Tizi" was indeed a human shark (also known as a great white shark). The source of the human shark was not disclosed. Further processing is in progress.

  The blogger "Mythical Q Explosive Wind" who was the first to report "Internet celebrities suspected of cooking endangered 'big sharks'" told the cover news reporter that he read past videos of "Internet celebrities" and found that a video scene of a coastal fishing port had appeared many times. .

"I found a few knowledgeable experts and deduced that the fishing port by the sea should be in Zhejiang, so I called the Zhejiang Ocean and Fishery Bureau, which is also investigating."

  news background

  The human shark, also known as the great white shark, has been included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which is equivalent to the second-level protected animal in my country.

In March 2017, my country's Endangered Species Import and Export Management Office announced the "List of Wild Animals or Their Products whose Trade is Prohibited or Restricted by International Conventions Concluded or Participated by the People's Republic of China", and the shark was among them.

  According to Article 341 of the Criminal Law, anyone who illegally hunts or kills precious or endangered wild animals under special state protection, or illegally acquires, transports or sells precious or endangered wild animals under special state protection and their products shall be punished by punishment. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years, and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and shall be fined or confiscation of property.

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