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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Happy Hearts Love Sharks - Wedding Bells". Happy Hearts Love Sharks. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Fostering and Communicating Sustainable Lifestyles Principles and Emerging Practices - Summary Report" (PDF). oneearthweb.org. United Nations Environment Programme. 2016. pp. 75–77. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Shark fin soup targeted by Chinese-Canadians". CBC News., March 25, 2010
- ↑ Shark Truth, In the News