date:Nov 07, 2012
she says. Is there a way to address the trade while continuing to have sustainable fishing for sharks? How do you thread that needle?
U.S. law has attempted to do just that. Since 2000, finning and possessing or landing shark fins without the carcasses (or if the weight of the fins exceeds 5 percent of the total weight of carcasses found on board) has been banned in U.S. waters. That rule was difficult to enforce, so in 2010, the law was amended to require that all sharks be landed with fins at