Support AB 376 Stop Shark Fin and Fin Products for Sale in California
To State Assembly members
Sponsored by: seastewards.org
Each year tens of millions of sharks are being killed for their fins alone in the practice called shark finning, and as bycatch in industrial longline fishing. Populations of sharks cannot endure the pressure generated by a growing market of shark fins for soup and other shark products.
California is a significant consumer of shark fins. Without any certifiable sourcing, consumers of fins in shark fin soup and in the dried fish markets are unwittingly responsible for creating a serious imbalance in our ocean ecosystems. Until a solution is achieved certifying that shark fins can be sourced to a sustainable shark fishery, we hereby ask our State Legislators to support the California Shark Fin Ban and proclaim a ban on shark fins and shark fin products in the State of California. Let the world know that people of all cultures care about ocean health and sustainable fisheries by protecting sharks.
Write Bill Supporters Bill Fong and Jared Huffman, other State legislators, including opposition leader Leleand Yee http://seastewards.org/what-you-can-do-to-support-the-california-shark-fin-bill-ab-376/
