Endangered shark sales spark outcry

Photos of endangered hammerhead sharks on sale in a fish market in the Hainan resort city of Sanya have triggered an outcry among netizens.

The pictures were circulated on WeChat on Saturday. Authorities in Sanya are investigating.

A netizen named Jiaxuan YoYo said she had spent several months' savings on a wildlife-watching cruise just to get a glimpse of hammerhead sharks in the wild and was appalled to see them on sale at a fish market.