Petition launched in Vancouver to ban shark fins in Canada

By "The Canadian press"

The November 25, 2011

Shark fins drying at the sun in the Maldives

Abstract

A petition has been lauched in Vancouver (Canada) in order to ban the shark fins importation, the main business responsible of shark overfishing.

Extraxt

" (...) millions of sharks are killed each year, mostly for their fins, and the federal government needs to take action to protect the creatures. "

Index terms : petition / Vancouver / Canada / overfishing / shark fins

Found with News 1130 at http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/303432--petition-launched-in-vancouver-to-ban-shark-fins-in-canada

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