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buckethead
07-17-2008, 08:57 PM
Shark Conservation Act passes House

By Pew Environment Group

Joshua Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, today issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives' vote on H.R. 5741, the Shark Conservation Act of 2008. This act, with an amendment requiring that sharks brought to shore as catch have fins naturally attached, has gained the overwhelming support of conservationists, scientists and enforcement personnel.

"The House finally passed a bill that will strengthen protections for sharks, many species of which have fallen to less than 95 percent of their historic levels. The collapse of these top predators, the lions of the sea, has enormous consequences for the health of marine systems worldwide.
"The Shark Conservation Act of 2008 closes a loophole in existing law that still allows too many sharks to be finned at sea, and dumped dead or dying back into the ocean, a cruel and wasteful practice. It also establishes a process to ban the importation of shark products and other seafood from countries without shark conservation laws.


"Representatives Bordallo (D-Guam) and Faleomavaega (D-AS) should be commended for championing this effort to not only protect these important species, but also the overall ocean environment in which they live. In addition to protecting sharks in U.S. waters, this legislation positions the U.S. firmly in an international leadership role to advocate for stronger shark conservation worldwide."

bababooey
08-07-2008, 08:49 AM
Shark Conservation Act passes House

By Pew Environment Group

Joshua Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, today issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives' vote on H.R. 5741, the Shark Conservation Act of 2008. This act, with an amendment requiring that sharks brought to shore as catch have fins naturally attached, has gained the overwhelming support of conservationists, scientists and enforcement personnel.



Don't know how I missed this one, bump to the top. Guys, Pew Environmental is an evil group of whiny manipulators whose main goal is to stop all fishermen from fishing. Be very afraid of these freaks, the main goal is to put in MPAs where we fish. They did it in California, they can do it here if we don't keep an eye on them.:blackeye:

dogfish
08-08-2008, 12:24 PM
Agreed, Pew and the other enviro-nazis are nutcases, but they are funded with beaucoo buxx. http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/images/icons/icon13.gif