Sentences with phrase «from shark fin trading»

By combining that data with records from shark fin trading houses, the researchers determined that the volume of shark fins represented in the trade is three to four times higher than reported catches.»

Not exact matches

Although shark fins aren't widely consumed in the country, a growing demand from China has encouraged Indonesian fishermen to catch more and more sharks, making Indonesia one of the largest players in the global shark fin trade.

New Yorkers concerned about animal welfare converged on the state capitol for Humane Lobby Day to meet with lawmakers and lobby for better animal protection laws designed to strengthen anti-cruelty statues, eliminate the extreme confinement of animals on factory farms and protect sharks from the cruel and unsustainable shark fin trade.

Vessels from Taiwan, China, Indonesia and elsewhere travel to shark - rich waters, pay duties to local governments to land on their docks, and then bring their catches to market in Hong Kong, where the majority of the trade in shark fins takes place.

«With the global trade in shark fins pushing sharks toward extinction, it will take strong actions such as this to prevent us from making irreversible changes to our ocean ecosystems,» said Whit Sheard, senior advisor for Oceana, a maritime conservation organization.

Today's announcement protects the Maldives» tourism industry from the the ravages of the shark fin trade.

CITES fails to protect 5 species of sharks from overfishing and finning Rejected trade ban «sounds death knell» for bluefin tuna

While shark finning is illegal in the U.S., current federal laws banning the practice do not address the issue of the shark fin trade, so shark fins are imported to the U.S. from countries with few or even no shark protections in place,» notes Oceana.