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Sharks Cut and Left to Die - Outlaw the Practice of Shark Finning Once and For All
Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Oceana
Sponsored by: Oceana
In 2000, the U.S. government enacted the Shark Finning Prohibition Act, intending to stop shark finning. This Act made it illegal to have fins aboard a fishing vessel without the corresponding carcass.
However, fishermen can land fins in a specified ratio to the shark carcasses. A ratio system is not the best way to enforce a finning ban because some carcasses could still be discarded at sea. Also, it is difficult to prove the carcasses on board the vessel actually match the fins on board, which could allow for the landing of fins from prohibited shark species.
The Shark Conservation Act of 2008 would require that all vessels, not just fishing vessels, follow this law and remove the ratio of fins to carcass weight. In addition, the bill encourages international efforts to protect shark populations. Tell Congress to do now what they thought they did eight years ago - close the loophole in the Shark Finning Prohibition Act.
However, fishermen can land fins in a specified ratio to the shark carcasses. A ratio system is not the best way to enforce a finning ban because some carcasses could still be discarded at sea. Also, it is difficult to prove the carcasses on board the vessel actually match the fins on board, which could allow for the landing of fins from prohibited shark species.
The Shark Conservation Act of 2008 would require that all vessels, not just fishing vessels, follow this law and remove the ratio of fins to carcass weight. In addition, the bill encourages international efforts to protect shark populations. Tell Congress to do now what they thought they did eight years ago - close the loophole in the Shark Finning Prohibition Act.
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We signed the “Sharks Cut and Left to Die - Outlaw the Practice of Shark Finning Once and For All” petition!
# 6,100:
4:14 pm PDT, May 11,
Pat Jones, Colorado
# 6,099:
4:06 pm PDT, May 11,
LuCy J. Boogaard, Netherlands
# 6,098:
3:50 pm PDT, May 11,
Susan Chapman, United Kingdom
Do we really think we are homo sapiens? Neolithic might be nearer the truth.
Do we really think we are homo sapiens? Neolithic might be nearer the truth.
# 6,097:
3:47 pm PDT, May 11,
Kimm Carter, Washington
# 6,096:
3:42 pm PDT, May 11,
Marne Hunter, Florida
# 6,095:
3:40 pm PDT, May 11,
Rosana Gualagnone, Brazil
# 6,094:
3:02 pm PDT, May 11,
Frank Walter, Arizona
# 6,093:
2:41 pm PDT, May 11,
Hanse Mathilde, France
# 6,092:
2:25 pm PDT, May 11,
Jade Hodgkins, Florida
because this is cruel
because this is cruel
# 6,091:
1:54 pm PDT, May 11,
Alana Spicer, California
# 6,090:
1:21 pm PDT, May 11,
Christine El Fatihi, Washington
It is cruel! Nothing should be left to bleed to death!!
It is cruel! Nothing should be left to bleed to death!!
# 6,089:
1:13 pm PDT, May 11,
Diana Bradley, Maine
# 6,088:
1:08 pm PDT, May 11,
Roberta Best, California
# 6,087:
1:03 pm PDT, May 11,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 6,086:
1:00 pm PDT, May 11,
Julie Larson, Illinois
Not only is this a cruel and barbaric practice, sharks are also an important part of the ocean's ecosystem. Please do the right thing.
Not only is this a cruel and barbaric practice, sharks are also an important part of the ocean's ecosystem. Please do the right thing.
# 6,085:
12:55 pm PDT, May 11,
Bonnie McDermott, New Hampshire
# 6,084:
12:31 pm PDT, May 11,
Carol D. Fraser, Georgia
# 6,083:
12:27 pm PDT, May 11,
Claire Kugelman-Kropp, California
Any one that could do such a thing is sadistic. I can not imagine the cruelty. Please do all you can to stop shark finning.
Any one that could do such a thing is sadistic. I can not imagine the cruelty. Please do all you can to stop shark finning.
# 6,082:
12:27 pm PDT, May 11,
Bonnie Jay, California
# 6,081:
12:09 pm PDT, May 11,
Kellie Murphy, New Jersey
Sharks are an important part of the ocean's ecosystem, not to mention living creatures that do not deserve to be brutalized.
Sharks are an important part of the ocean's ecosystem, not to mention living creatures that do not deserve to be brutalized.
# 6,080:
12:04 pm PDT, May 11,
Noah Schlager, California
Sharks are one of earths most perfect creatures and with all they do to help keep the earth in balance they have earned there place on this earth more than many humans have.
Sharks are one of earths most perfect creatures and with all they do to help keep the earth in balance they have earned there place on this earth more than many humans have.
# 6,079:
12:01 pm PDT, May 11,
Irene Tyson, California
The very oceans are in danger by this cruel shark hunting practice. I think a boycott of "shark fin" soup would be a wonderful way to curb the practice. Why not make it illegal to serve this product in CA restaurants.
The very oceans are in danger by this cruel shark hunting practice. I think a boycott of "shark fin" soup would be a wonderful way to curb the practice. Why not make it illegal to serve this product in CA restaurants.
# 6,078:
11:52 am PDT, May 11,
Jenny Marowitz, Idaho
Cruelty! The first stage is animals and then its humans.
Cruelty! The first stage is animals and then its humans.
# 6,077:
11:43 am PDT, May 11,
Marie Sturman, Pennsylvania
# 6,076:
11:39 am PDT, May 11,
Elisabeth Bacallado, Spain
# 6,075:
11:38 am PDT, May 11,
Elissa Hofelt, California
# 6,074:
11:21 am PDT, May 11,
Karn Myers, California
# 6,073:
10:59 am PDT, May 11,
Brian Laskey, Illinois
# 6,072:
10:43 am PDT, May 11,
Lynne Forester, California
# 6,071:
10:28 am PDT, May 11,
Sharon Perry, Michigan
# 6,070:
10:24 am PDT, May 11,
Gary Shogren, Nevada
# 6,069:
10:22 am PDT, May 11,
Jeanne Marie Wasilik, Pennsylvania
# 6,068:
10:09 am PDT, May 11,
Mechelle Morrison, Arizona
ANYONE who has any participation with SHARKL FINNING should be killed on the spot! THIS IS ANIMAL CRUELTY and should be STOPPED IMMEDIATELY! PROTECT SHARKS and STOP SHARK FINNING AND ANY KIND OF FISHING FOR SHARKS TODAY!
ANYONE who has any participation with SHARKL FINNING should be killed on the spot! THIS IS ANIMAL CRUELTY and should be STOPPED IMMEDIATELY! PROTECT SHARKS and STOP SHARK FINNING AND ANY KIND OF FISHING FOR SHARKS TODAY!
# 6,067:
10:00 am PDT, May 11,
Greg Smith, California
# 6,066:
9:58 am PDT, May 11,
Vicki Trusselli, Texas
# 6,065:
9:45 am PDT, May 11,
Lindsay Farmer, California
# 6,064:
9:19 am PDT, May 11,
Mary Tanoury, Michigan
# 6,063:
9:08 am PDT, May 11,
Katie Cook, Pennsylvania
Pass the Shark Conservation Act of 2008! Do NOT allow any more cruel finning of this precious and crucial member of the marine ecosystem.
Pass the Shark Conservation Act of 2008! Do NOT allow any more cruel finning of this precious and crucial member of the marine ecosystem.
# 6,062:
9:02 am PDT, May 11,
Jennifer Hemenway, Massachusetts
# 6,061:
9:01 am PDT, May 11,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 6,060:
8:51 am PDT, May 11,
Anne Cheng, Connecticut
# 6,059:
8:32 am PDT, May 11,
Kimberly Owens, Virginia
# 6,058:
8:31 am PDT, May 11,
Aaeron Robb, Maryland
# 6,057:
8:31 am PDT, May 11,
Camila Espana, California
Sharks are having enough trouble trying to avoid extinction with the pollution of our oceans and overfishing taking away much of their food source. Please see the wrong in this idea of taking shark fins and leaving them to die, and stop it now.
Sharks are having enough trouble trying to avoid extinction with the pollution of our oceans and overfishing taking away much of their food source. Please see the wrong in this idea of taking shark fins and leaving them to die, and stop it now.
# 6,056:
8:20 am PDT, May 11,
Martine Gruselle, Belgium
# 6,055:
8:10 am PDT, May 11,
Heather Nicholson, Washington
# 6,054:
8:04 am PDT, May 11,
Kathy Eshenko, California
# 6,053:
7:48 am PDT, May 11,
Connie White, Michigan
# 6,052:
7:46 am PDT, May 11,
Adrienne Leus, Texas
This is sinful awful. These magnificiant creatures deserve the right to live in the ocean and not be killed in this demented way! I am so sick of these acts against wildlife in general.
This is sinful awful. These magnificiant creatures deserve the right to live in the ocean and not be killed in this demented way! I am so sick of these acts against wildlife in general.
# 6,051:
7:42 am PDT, May 11,
Tracy Ackerman, Oregon