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A new analysis of worldwide customs and trade data published in the journal Biological Conservation confirms that shark - fin trade has dropped by approximately 25 percent over the last decade «Although we can't say that we fully understand the scale or the cause of the shark fin trade decline in China, it seems safe to conclude that demand for fins is waning, and that sounds like good news for sharks,» says global shark fin trade expert Shelley Clarke, a co-author on this study.

Madison Stewart, Fusion's resident Shark Girl, visits Indonesia to explore the heart of the shark fin trade.

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

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.

Marie Levine, executive director of the Shark Research Institute, said: «Much of the shark fin trade uses fins hacked off living sharks.

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The authors argue that sharks need stronger protections, such as the kind of international agreement that has protected whales, or restrictions to the trade of their fins and meat.

An analysis of trade statistics suggests that efforts to educate shark fin soup consumers is working

«While a range of factors may have contributed to a decline in traded and consumed shark fins, the same factors do not appear to have constrained the trade with sea cucumbers,» Eriksson says.

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.

And once they learn that a growing number of shark species are threatened with extinction, and that tens of millions are killed annually for the shark fin trade, many will feel compelled to both learn more and take action.

There is a worldwide movement to end the consumption of shark fin soup, and Texas has just banned commercial trade of shark fins.

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.

The report comes a week after the limited release of «Sharkwater», a documentary blogged on here that provides a vivid look at the exploding trade in shark fins.

The federal government has the power to pass regulations that could end the trade of shark fin products immediately, but it needs to know that Canadians still care about this issue.

I think at some point we will reach a tipping point where shark's fin soup will fall out of favor, and the trade will decline.

New York, one of the largest markets for shark fins outside of Asia, recently joined seven other U.S. states in passing laws that ban the possession, sale, and trade of shark fins.

Though drafts of the trade pact are not being released to the public, we understand that the United States is pushing a strong conservation proposal that includes specific obligations to conserve shark populations, including actions to deter shark - finning practices.

That's why it is particularly worrying that a previously leaked chapter of the TPP includes only very vague references to shark finning — not the full ban on shark finning and associated trade that we need.

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

Shark fins — the most profitable part of a shark — are then traded in a billion - dollar annual maShark fins — the most profitable part of a shark — are then traded in a billion - dollar annual mashark — are then traded in a billion - dollar annual market.

In fact, many of the 12 Pacific Rim countries negotiating the secretive trade pact — Malaysia, Vietnam, and Singapore, to name a few — have a long and bloody history in the shark fin trade.

In the wake of growing global concern over decreasing shark populations and degrading health of marine ecosystems, Humane Society International India has petitioned leading airlines in India to end their role in the international trade in shark fins.

A 2013 Environics Research poll found that 81 percent of Canadians support a ban on the trade in products of shark finning.

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.

Introduced by MP Nathaniel Erskine - Smith, the bill included basic measures to strengthen the animal welfare provisions in our Criminal Code, stop Canadian trade in products of shark finning and cat and dog fur, and require labeling of fur products by species.

Taking effect on July 1, 2014, law A. 1769b / S.1711 b was passed to ban the possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins in New York.

Prohibits the «possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins without the shark's carcass.»

As word has spread of the moral and environmental horrors associated with the shark fin trade, governments throughout the world have begun enacting bans on the sale and possession of that cruel commodity — and now the world's largest cargo airline is getting in on the act.

Should California's governor sign the bill, it can help make a significant dent in the trade of fins as California is one of the largest markets for shark fins outside of Asia.

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?

AB 376 will ban on the sale, trade, possession, and distribution of shark fins in the state — but it must be signed by Governor Jerry Brown by October 9, 2011 in order to become law.

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.»

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But as China's role as an importer of raw shark fins has grown, it's become harder to track the overall trade because Chinese government figures are so unreliable.»

Suffice to say, shark fin is culturally embedded in Chinese cuisine, medicine and folklore - an institution of sorts that needs to be understood and addressed by activists worldwide, if the campaign to stop the shark fin trade is going to be realistically effective.

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The Pew Environment Group has released revealing photos of the huge and brutal shark fin trade in Taiwan.

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California's ban of the sale and trade of shark fins was not without controversy.

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The study shows that Hong Kong is responsible for 50 % of all trade in shark fins, with 83 countries sending some 22.7 million pounds of shark fin products there last year.

Great news for sharks came on Friday in California when news hit that Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 376 into law, banning the sale, trade and possession of shark fins.

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Oregon's Governor John Kitzhaber signed bill HB 2838 last Thursday, appropriately during Shark Week, which bans the sale, trade and possession of shark Shark Week, which bans the sale, trade and possession of shark shark fins.

Shark finning is an irresponsible practice driven by the shark fin trade which kills millions of sharks every Shark finning is an irresponsible practice driven by the shark fin trade which kills millions of sharks every shark fin trade which kills millions of sharks every year.

See photos of Taiwan's shark finning trade»

It has no nutritional value and is the main driver of the multi-billion dollar international shark fin trade.

Pretoma, a small conservation group with a budget of $ 300,000 annually, has worked tirelessly in the past decade to draw attention to the highly lucrative global shark fin trade.

Law A. 1769b / S.1711 b bans the possession, sale, trade and distribution of shark fins in New York, with violations being punishable by up to 15 days in jail and $ 100 fine for each fish.