The European Commission decided on Tuesday 17 December to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) calling for an end to finning and an end to trade in sharks and rays.
The objective of the initiative is to “end the trade in fins in the EU, including the import, export and transit of fins other than if naturally attached to the animal’s body”.
The initiative specifically calls on the Commission to extend the scope of Regulation 605/2013 (on the removal of shark fins on board...