Sales of shark fins could lead to the ancient creatures being wiped out, critics say

Watch out, Jaws — your days are numbered.

Money-hungry fishermen and sellers are ignoring international regulations in favor of big profits in the illegal sale of shark fins — and new research led by scientists from Florida International University reveals this could lead the cartilaginous fish to being wiped out.

The peer-reviewed study, published in Science Advances, shows that fins from four out of five shark species regulated under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) in 2014 remain commonly available in Hong Kong’s markets, the global hub for shark fins.

The fins are cut off of the sharks and used for the high-end dish shark fin soup. Getty Images

The threatened shark species included three large hammerhead species (scalloped, smooth, and

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