Sentences with phrase «continue shark finning»

However, the industry soon identified loopholes in the legislation that enabled them to continue shark finning.

It continues the shark fin trend but also features an unusual nose, which seems to include a vent.

Not exact matches

Shark finning is another issue Ottolenghi has been passionate about for years and continues to support a federal ban.

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Seventeen municipalities in Canada and numerous U.S. states have banned shark fin trading, but it continues to be a huge problem.

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In fact, shark fin trading has dropped by as much as 82 percent in some parts of the country and continues to decline.

We will continue to work to reduce the demand for shark fins and encourage the introduction legislation to stop the practice of shark finning in other countries around the world.

On 19 September 2012, the Fisheries Committee voted on a draft report, which sought to maintain the status quo by continuing to permit the removal of shark fins on board freezer vessels.

Most high - end restaurants in China continue to serve shark fins to customers despite the Chinese government's move to phase out from official functions dishes with ingredients from threatened shark species.

What's really the unnecessary toll on Costa Rica's reputation here, the very curiously timed and executed arrest of Paul Watson or the continued illegal shark fin trade (which only exists because of government corruption at some level) that Watson and Sea Shepherd put themselves in harms way to prevent?

Yet another reason why the threat to their continued existence in the oceans is such a dire concern, and why practices like shark finning need to be eliminated - who knows what other amazing secrets they might hand over to us.

With any luck, the numbers of those looking to dine on shark's fins will continue to drop, and the species will have a real chance to recover from their decimated numbers.

Oceana announced, «Last year, we fought to end shark finning in US waters and won but since sharks don't respect international boundaries, continued trade meant that sharks all over the world were still in danger.

The ban in Toronto has heighted awareness in other parts of Canada, and if Chinese restaurants continue to serve shark fin soup, (or serve it underground), I predict they'll be the subject of demonstrations, embarrassing viral videos, and consumer boycotts, especially from consumers in their 20s and 30s who are far more environmentally conscious than their parents or grandparents.