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The Shark Finning Prohibition Act was signed into law by Bill Clinton on December 21, 2000. [1] [2] It had forbidden finning by any vessels in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (up to 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) offshore), and possession of fins by any U.S.-flagged fishing vessels on international waters.
In 2010, Hawaii became the first state to ban the possession, sale, and distribution of shark fins. The law became effective on 1 July 2011. [125] Similar laws have been enacted in the states of Washington, [126] Oregon, [127] [128] California, [129] the territory of Guam, [130] and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. [131]
Shark finning is widespread, and largely unregulated and unmonitored. The practice has been on the rise largely due to the increasing demand for shark fins for shark fin soup and traditional cures, particularly in China and its territories. Studies estimate that 26 to 73 million sharks are harvested annually for their fins.
Opening the second reading debate of her Shark Fins Bill, Labour’s Christina Rees told the Commons “sharks desperately need our help and protection”.
By the 1990s, the shark fin industry in Costa Rica had become one of the world's most important in shark finning, especially as a major cargo-unloading point for international fleets because of tax laws and government corruption in cracking down on the trade. [3]
Importing and exporting detached shark fins is set to be banned to improve conservation, with some species currently critically endangered. Shark fin ban set to give teeth to fight against ...
Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins (520 F.3d 976) is a 2008 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concerning civil forfeiture in admiralty law. Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote for a three-judge panel that ordered that the shark fins be returned to their owners, reversing a decision by the Southern District of ...
Hardly a fair fight between humans and shark. Worldwide, humans kill about 80 million sharks and rays each year, a study last year said. Most are killed by commercial fishermen for their fins and ...