California Senate Passes Shark Fin Trade Ban - Oceana USA

Victory | September 1, 2011

California Senate Passes Shark Fin Trade Ban

The California Senate passed a ban on the sale, trade, possession, and distribution of shark fins in the state, completing a sweeping West Coast ban on the trade of shark fins. Oceana was instrumental in the passage of this bill to protect the ocean’s apex predators. Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands have also passed similar bills.