WASHINGTON In a long-awaited victory for sharks across the globe, the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act passed the U.S. Senate Thursday night by a vote of 83-11 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7776).
be honoured. deal at the table, that it will be honoured. exactly, and that is what we need. when there is trade invaluable series, sharks are very valuable, shark fins highly prized, it is a half billion dollars a year industry and that incentivises bad behaviour and black markets and things like that and that is why so many shark species are plummeting and population around the world, so, a step in the right direction and i applaud all the other countries that support these proposals. shark fin soup injapan as a delicacy, and that country is not happy about these arrangements, but give us the context of that, it is essentiallyjust context of that, it is essentially just the shark fin that they are after and they take the whole animal as a result. , , ., ,, result. sometimes they take the shark fin and result. sometimes they take the shark fin and dump result. sometimes they take the shark fin and dump the - result. sometimes they take the shark fin and dump the animal i shark fi
is not happy about these arrangements, but give us the context of that, it is essentiallyjust the shark fin that they are after and they take the whole animal as a result. sometimes they take the shark fin and dump the animal at sea, that is what shark finning is, and those shark fins are highly prized in asia but they don t have much nutritional content. it is an historical tradition and a sign of status, and more and more people have becoming enamoured with the shark fin soup because it looks cool, but that is honestly not good for the sharks, so every year that goes by, something gets a little bit better for these species, you have to remember we are trying to advocate for the conservation of species that are sometimes dangerous and sometimes people are scared so when you have so many countries like this coming together around species, it is just epic to see this happen.
shark fin soup injapan is a delicacy, and that country is not happy about these arrangements, but give us the context of that, it is essentiallyjust the fin that they are after and they take the whole animal as a result. sometimes they take the fin and dump the animal at sea, that is what shark finning is, and those fins are highly prized in asia but they don t have much nutritional content. it is an historical tradition and a sign of status, and more and more people have becoming enamoured with the shark fin soup because it looks cool, but that is honestly not good for the sharks, so every year that goes by, something gets a little bit better for these species, you have to remember we are trying to advocate for the conservation of species that are sometimes dangerous and sometimes people are scared so when you have so many countries like this coming together around the species,