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…seizure of a shipment of 4.3 ton of meat of Chilean "Abalone" Concholepas concholepas. How many specimens you need to collect in order to obtain such an amount of shell meat? The shipment had as destination Taiwan.
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On top of that, they undoubtedly didn't bother to sift through for pearls. US Fish & Wildlife has it correct: Special import permit is required for the shells only, as pearls are not the culprit.