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Germany has met with the Shark Alliance and has voiced support for the Shark Plan and its prompt implementation, as well as catch limits of zero for spurdog, porbeagle and deepwater sharks. Germany earns much extra credit for publicising their Shark Plan support, discontinuing special permits that allow removal of shark fins at sea, and championing the listing of spurdog and porbeagle sharks under CITES.
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Sweden has met with the Shark Alliance, spoken out in favour of the Shark Plan as well as catch limits of zero for porbeagle and spurdog, and earns extra credit for national protection for several shark and ray species, as well as written support for a "fins naturally attached" policy.
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The UK has met regularly with the Shark Alliance and spoken out in favour of the Shark Plan including specific finning ban improvements. The UK earns extra credit for national protection for shark and ray species and a recent announcement that it will consider ceasing the special permits that allow removal of shark fins at sea.
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Denmark has met with the Shark Alliance, supports science-based catch limits for spurdog, porbeagle and deepwater sharks, and has spoken in favour of prompt implementation of the Shark Plan, including proposed improvements to the finning ban.
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Belgium has met with the Shark Alliance and has voiced support for the Shark Plan and its prompt implementation, including a stronger finning ban. Belgium supports science-based catch limits for spurdog, porbeagle and deepwater sharks and earns extra credit for securing the listing of spurdog and porbeagle sharks under the Convention on Migratory Species.
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Ireland has met and corresponded well with the Shark Alliance and has actively supported the EU Shark Plan, including improvements to the finning ban, as well as scientific advice for spurdog, porbeagle and deepwater sharks.
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The Netherlands cooperates well with Shark Alliance members, has actively supported the EU Shark Plan, including finning ban improvements, and has named protection of endangered shark species as a top priority. The Netherlands earns extra credit for promoting a brochure on the Dutch Shark Plan prepared by NGOs.
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The Czech Republic, current EU President, met with the Shark Alliance and showed solid leadership in publicising the importance of the Shark Plan and shepherding a strong response from the Council of Fisheries Ministers.
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Bulgaria met and corresponded well with the Shark Alliance and was generally supportive of the Shark Plan.
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Cyprus has corresponded with the Shark Alliance and was generally supportive of the Shark Plan.
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Finland has met with the Shark Alliance and was generally supportive of the Shark Plan.
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Hungary met with the Shark Alliance and was generally supportive of the Shark Plan.
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Italy has met several times and corresponded well with the Shark Alliance, and offered general support for the Shark Plan.
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Lithuania has met with the Shark Alliance and reports general support for the Shark Plan, but is one of four EU countries to grant special permits to allow the removal of shark fins at sea.
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Malta has met has met several times with Shark Alliance members, was supportive of the Shark Plan, and earns extra credit for being the only EU Mediterranean country to protect the endangered giant devil ray.
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Romania met with the Shark Alliance and was generally supportive of the Shark Plan. |
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Slovenia met and corresponded well with the Shark Alliance and was actively supportive of the Shark Plan, calling specifically for a stronger finning ban. |
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Austria did not respond to our queries regarding the Shark Plan. |
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Estonia did not did not respond to our queries regarding the Shark Plan. |
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Greece did not respond to multiple queries from the Shark Alliance.
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Latvia did not respond to our queries regarding the Shark Plan. |
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Luxembourg did not respond to our queries regarding the Shark Plan. |
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Poland did not respond to multiple emails and requests for meetings. |
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Slovakia did not respond to our queries regarding the Shark Plan. |
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France has been a strong, outspoken proponent of an improved EU finning ban, but also obstructed proposed closure of its targeted fishery for Critically Endangered porbeagle sharks. |
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The European Commission delivered a sound EU Shark Plan which includes commitments to strengthen the finning ban, but a month later proposed weakening the international finning ban for the Indian Ocean.
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Portugal met with the Shark Alliance, but has not fully supported the Shark Plan or scientific advice on catch limits, and has agreed with Spain in opposition to improvements in the EU finning ban. |
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Spain declined requests to meet with the Shark Alliance in Brussels, has not fully supported the Shark Plan or scientific advice on catch limits, and has argued against proposed improvements to the EU finning ban.
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