Millions of Brazilians unknowingly eat toxic, endangered shark: How Mongabay broke the story

Mongabay
Dec 16, 2025, 3:00 pm52 pts
Mongabay senior editor Philip Jacobson joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss a two-part investigation published this year in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center about how state governments in Brazil have been procuring shark meat — which is high in mercury and arsenic — served to potentially millions of…

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