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Sharks Cut and Left to Die - Outlaw the Practice of Shark Finning Once and For All
Target: U.S. Congress
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, fisherman 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. Warning: Video contains graphic content.
Sponsored by: Oceana
However, fisherman 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. Warning: Video contains graphic content.
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How could we not?! It scaries me the world that my children will be living in. we have to respect each and every living creature. This is cruel and unusual. I was brought to tears watching the video. Please close this loophole and help save these sharks. They deserve to live and be respected.
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We need to close this loophole. Sharks are apex predators and are vital to the health of the oceans. They are also marvels of evolution and their study can lead to many benefits for mankind. They deserve to survive as a species. Please do the right thing.
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This barbaris and damaging practice must stop if our oceans are to be saved!
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"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." -Immanuel Kant
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its just gonna make them become extinct and it cruel to cut them alive and throw them back to float to the bottom and die in such a terrible way.
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The shark is an ancient animal the was swimming the world's ocean before the everglades of Florida rose from the sea. Finning is a grotesque and needlessly cruel practice that the US could easily outlaw with the passage of HR 5741, the Shark Conservation Act of 2008.