Sharks are the apex predators of the sea. Without them, our marine ecosystem would collapse. The biggest threat to sharks today is finning. Shark finning is a cruel and inhumane process through which a shark is caught, all the fins are cut off, and while still alive but unable to swim, the carcass is tossed back into the sea where it can take several hours to two days to slowly suffocate and die.
The fins have no nutritional value and no taste, yet the soup is considered a delicacy, selling for as much as $300 a bowl. This soup can be bought almost everywhere in Asia, but also in San Francisco, California, and in New York City, New York.
If you love and want to protect sharks, please do not eat at restaurants that serve shark fin soup.
You can also go to http://www.change.org/ and sign the petition asking senators to change the existing laws.
Please Support S. 850, the Shark Conservation Act
This act would require that sharks be landed with their fins still attached. This measure would solve enforcement issues and facilitate better data collection for use in stock assessments and quota monitoring. S. 850 also closes a loophole on the transfer of fins at sea, which allows some bad actors to circumvent the current law. Additionally, the bill allows the U.S. to take actions against countries that have weaker protections for sharks.
