U.S. House of Representatives Adopts Landmark Shark Conservation Act
09 Jul 2008
The Shark Alliance is congratulating the United States House of Representatives for yesterday's passage of the “Shark Conservation Act of 2008”, a bill aimed at combating shark “finning” (cutting off a shark's fins and discarding the body at sea).
Despite substantial commerce in shark fins, meat, liver oil and teeth, restrictions on international trade are in place for only three shark species basking, whale and white sharks.