AB376 passes California Senate: Shark fin trade illegal 
Last Update: 07 September 2011 02:18 PM
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Author: Adam Hanlon ( adamhanlon )
Related Link: Shark Savers
Bill AB376 has passed the California Senate and has gone to the governor to be signed into law. The bill will "make it unlawful for any person to possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin" in the state of California, was passed by a majority of 25 for versus 9 against.
Shark Savers reports that polls indicated 70% of the Asian American community and 76% of California voters supported the shark fin ban. Despite this, AB 376 became an emotional battleground as shark fin lobbyists defended their interests and some members of the Asian community felt a shark fin ban unfairly impacted them. The positive result is a great one for shark conservation worldwide and, one hopes, may lead to other major economies banning the trade.
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Comment(s):That is really great news. I hope other states will follow, as well as other countries.
Posted by Don in Colorado on 09/07 at 05:24 PMWheeeee!
Posted by tdpriest on 09/08 at 03:54 AMVeto AB376, how does banning trade, sale and possession of shark fins going to help sharks population ? Skin, bones, meat continue to be available for other consumption. http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/X3690E/x3690e0o.htm.Want to help sharks, ban killing sharks and do it around the world. It’s like smoking, smoking is banned in all sorts of places now but smoking continues, want to ban smoking, ban making cigarette and of course they can’t do that.
Posted by CADiver on 09/08 at 10:27 AM
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