it is thought that 100 million sharks are killed by commercial and recreational fishing. sharks are a common seafood in many places, including japan and australia. in the australian state of victoria, shark is the most commonly used fish in fish and chips, in which fillets are battered and deep-fried or crumbed and grilled. in fish and chip shops, shark is called "flake". in india, small sharks or baby sharks (called "sora" in tamil and telugu languages) are sold in local markets. since the flesh is not matured (not adult), cooking the flesh breaks it into powder. the powder is then fried in oil and spices (called sora puttu/sora poratu). the soft bones can be easily chewed. they are considered a delicacy in coastal tamil nadu.