Sentences with phrase «against shark finning»

BERLIN (Reuters)- The president of Costa Rica promised on Wednesday a fair trial in her country for a Canadian conservationist facing possible extradition over a campaign against shark finning, and tried to calm his fears of revenge attacks by Costa Rican shark fishers.

Through Discovery's conservation page discovery.com/savethesharks and Shark Savers» website www.sharksavers.org, people can join the fight for sharks by learning more about why they are so important to our planet, educating their community and taking a pledge against shark fin soup.

Besides action in the US, Japanese youth are reported to be turning against shark fin soup.

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Although shark fins for 2018 are banned, teams actually wanted to keep them for sponsorship reasons and voted to reverse the ban, but McLaren voted against it.

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Sharkwater, and the «fin - free» campaign that grew out of it, was a main driver behind shark fin soup bans, China's decision not to serve shark fin soup at state dinners, and various companies» (Air Canada, UPS, DHL, etc.) policies against transporting shark fins.

Two cases in point are the online push against consumption of shark fins and elephant ivory by WildAid and allies like the basketball star Yao Ming.

Jet Airways instituted a policy against the shipment of shark fins, joining a growing number of major international carriers committed to protecting declining shark populations and marine ecosystems.

But now that there's a ban on just fins, they are circumventing the prohibition by keeping the fins attacked to the shark's spine, something that is totally against the spirit of the law.

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New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, D - Lower Manhattan, said: «I am proud that New York is joining seven other states to ban the sale of shark fins and stand united against the cruel and inhumane practice of shark finning.