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Hooked artist calls for shark protection

2011-08-25 08:06:24 GMT2011-08-25 16:06:24(Beijing Time)  China Daily

British performance artist Alice Newstead suspends from shark hooks pierced through her back at a cosmetic shop in San Francisco, California August 24, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

British performance artist Alice Newstead suspends from shark hooks pierced through her back at a cosmetic shop in San Francisco, California August 24, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

British performance artist Alice Newstead suspends from shark hooks pierced through her back at a cosmetic shop in San Francisco, California August 24, 2011.[Photo/Agencies]

British performance artist Alice Newstead suspends from shark hooks pierced through her back at a cosmetic shop in San Francisco, California August 24, 2011.[Photo/Agencies]

The act was performed to bring attention to the declining global population of sharks due to demand for shark fin soup and other shark products.

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