US Friends, Let’s Help Sharks Keep Their Fins
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Let’s Help Sharks Keep Their Fins
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is attempting to override state and territorial laws that provide much-needed protections for sharks. California, Delaware, Hawaiʻi, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, Washington state, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands all have enacted laws to ban trade in shark fins.
In a misguided effort, NMFS is implementing the Shark Conservation Act of 2010 to preempt these important state laws. Earthjustice lawyers are helping the conservation community to oppose NMFS, but we need your voice too.
The shark fin trade is a chief cause of the decline in shark populations worldwide. Shark populations around the globe have declined by as much as 90 percent from historic levels. Those declines have become even more rapid as demand for shark fins has increased. Decimating shark populations isn’t just bad for sharks; it’s bad for ocean ecosystems. As top predators, sharks are critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems such as coral reefs.
This is why Congress passed the Shark Conservation Act of 2010 in order to prevent shark finning and restore dwindling shark populations. Regulations by the states and territories to protect sharks are consistent with that intent and not in conflict with federal law.
Please tell NMFS not to undermine state and territorial laws that protect sharks by banning trade in shark fins.
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water’s edge,
your world ends,
our world begins.
we are sharks
and we want
our fins!!!!
Karen Lyons Kalmenson
signed! here’s a link for people to learn more ~ http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/help-stop-shark-finning/
and, here are more petitions to sign regarding stopping shark finning: http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/stop-shark-finning-petitions/
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Thank you so much, Lori! I’ll add those links to the post.
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thank you!
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Great one. I will do this. Cheers!
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Thank you!
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Most Welcome! Cheers!
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Thank you, to you, too!
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Thanks for the information Stacy! Sign the petition.
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You are so welcome! Thank you!
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water’s edge,
your world ends,
our world begins.
we are sharks
and we want
our fins!!!!
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Perfect, thank you, hon!
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you are welcome, stacey and thank you
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🙂
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Great poem Karen! Thanks for posting this Stacey I hate finning of sharks! Signed petition and shared in several places thanks again
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thank you florence 🙂
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Thank you, dear Florence!
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