Congress Introduces Legislation to Ban Trade of Shark Fins in US - Oceana USA

Victory | June 23, 2016

Congress Introduces Legislation to Ban Trade of Shark Fins in US

Members of Congress announce the introduction of  a new bill to ban the trade of shark fins in the United States. The bipartisan Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016 was introduced today by Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Reps. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (I-MP) and Ed Royce (R-CA). While the act of shark finning is illegal in U.S. waters, shark fins continue to be bought and sold throughout the United States.