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Washington State Bans Sale & Distribution Of Shark Fin Products
2:20 pm in asian, Business & Politics, food, government policy, usa by TreeHugger
Bowl of shark fin soup. "The value of shark fins for shark fin soup has led to an increase in shark catches. Usually only the fins are taken, while the rest of the shark is discarded, usually into the sea." Image credit:Wikipedia
Washington Governor Gov. Chris Gregoire had a choice: sign the bill, or not. She acted sensibly to help save five endangered orders - representing roughly half the sharks of the world - over 70 million of which are killed each year by cutting off and keeping only the fins. The the rest of the edible shark meat, and the...Read the full story on TreeHugger
