Brussels, 22/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - Marine conservation NGOs the Shark Alliance and Oceana, on Monday 21 November, welcomed the European Commission proposal which aims to block the loopholes in the Community ban on the finning of sharks. Finning is the wasteful practice of removing the shark's fins before throwing the animal back into the sea (EUROPE 10499).
The Shark Alliance, a coalition of more than 100 conservation, scientific, and recreational organisations dedicated to restoring...