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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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# 11,150:
2:07 am PDT, Jul 28,
Pookers Cause, Kansas
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1:21 am PDT, Jul 28,
Albert Yome, Gibraltar
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1:17 am PDT, Jul 28,
Natsuko Enomoto, Japan
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9:32 pm PDT, Jul 27,
Lara Bedel, Australia
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8:19 pm PDT, Jul 27,
Kelly Todd Brewer, Michigan
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6:13 pm PDT, Jul 27,
Elena Kaye-Schiess, Maine
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5:30 pm PDT, Jul 27,
Name not displayed, Utah
# 11,143:
2:55 pm PDT, Jul 27,
Amber Riggs, Pennsylvania
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2:44 pm PDT, Jul 27,
Donna Pacheco, Texas
# 11,141:
1:16 pm PDT, Jul 27,
Kathy Lee, California
# 11,140:
11:44 am PDT, Jul 27,
Annamae Peltier, West Virginia
My God ,this is like a woman being raped & then having her arm or leg cut off by the sadist her raped her.
My God ,this is like a woman being raped & then having her arm or leg cut off by the sadist her raped her.
# 11,139:
8:45 am PDT, Jul 27,
Alice Tolan, United Kingdom
# 11,138:
7:39 am PDT, Jul 27,
Laura - Elena Doltu, Romania
# 11,137:
7:34 am PDT, Jul 27,
A. Alnwick, New York
# 11,136:
5:34 am PDT, Jul 27,
EDWARD JANUS, Illinois
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# 11,135:
11:44 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Celia Brauer, Canada
# 11,134:
8:58 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Michelle Raiszadeh, Virginia
# 11,133:
6:14 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Armineh Asatouri, California
# 11,132:
4:35 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Caroline Bissey, New Zealand
# 11,130:
12:37 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Jonathan Katz, Kansas
# 11,129:
10:47 am PDT, Jul 26,
Andrea Alnwick, New York
# 11,128:
10:12 am PDT, Jul 26,
Andrea Laurie Alnwick, New York
# 11,127:
9:18 am PDT, Jul 26,
Therese Hughes, Australia
# 11,126:
7:38 am PDT, Jul 26,
Lucero Lopez, Colombia
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7:13 am PDT, Jul 26,
Kirk Walser, California
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5:21 am PDT, Jul 26,
Ramona Carlson, Illinois
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4:03 am PDT, Jul 26,
Abigail Houghton, Tennessee
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2:59 am PDT, Jul 26,
Frances Harriman, Rhode Island
# 11,121:
1:27 am PDT, Jul 26,
Jay Stock, Texas
if we cant stop killing them, at least make use of the whole shark
if we cant stop killing them, at least make use of the whole shark
# 11,120:
11:57 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Stephanie Sullivan, Oregon
This practice is just obscene.
This practice is just obscene.
# 11,119:
8:55 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Mary Beth Hostrup, Florida
# 11,118:
8:35 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Lorraine Mason, Pennsylvania
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7:16 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Name not displayed, Indiana
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6:45 pm PDT, Jul 25,
William Pitts, Texas
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6:05 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Linda Gail, Maine
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3:36 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Dominique Marquez, California
# 11,113:
3:10 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Patricia Simun, California
# 11,112:
1:42 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Allison Priebe, Illinois
Sharks have a right to life too!
Sharks have a right to life too!
# 11,111:
12:55 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Nathaniel Fanara, California
This is a stupid question.
This is a stupid question.
# 11,110:
12:31 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Dave Modarelli, Ohio
# 11,109:
12:03 pm PDT, Jul 25,
Jessie Fischer, New York
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10:39 am PDT, Jul 25,
Rhonda Fazenbaker, Maryland
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10:12 am PDT, Jul 25,
Kathy Schmautz, New York
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9:05 am PDT, Jul 25,
Pamela Clark, New Mexico
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8:34 am PDT, Jul 25,
Name not displayed, Illinois
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8:07 am PDT, Jul 25,
Name not displayed, New York
# 11,103:
8:05 am PDT, Jul 25,
Kelly E. Pavlik, Illinois
# 11,102:
7:37 am PDT, Jul 25,
Inge Behrend, New York
Please STOP this barbaric practice!!!!!! How can anyone even think of doing such a thing. Stop eating shark... their numbers are dwindeling.
Please STOP this barbaric practice!!!!!! How can anyone even think of doing such a thing. Stop eating shark... their numbers are dwindeling.
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6:59 am PDT, Jul 25,
Name not displayed, New York