24/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - Commenting on a conclusions document published by the Fisheries Council on Thursday 23 April on the shark stock management plan, French Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Michel Barnier expressed regret that there was so little political will to totally ban the barbaric practice of removing the fins from live sharks on ship and then throwing the carcase back into the ocean. He said France backed a total ban of shark-finning and was supported by a number of...