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In this Leo's Animal Planet podcast, we'll be talking to Finlay Pringle and Stop Finning EU.

Finlay Pringle is a marine conservationist, climate change activist, Sea Shepherd and Ullapool Shark Ambassador. Finlay has created an incredible educational pack about sharks and shark finning with Steve Backshall, Megan McCubbin, Graham Buckingham and Helen Czerski

Download it here: https://www.bite-back.com/wp-content/...

"Stop finning EU, Stop the Trade" is a European Citizens’ Initiative supported by more than 100 NGOs, countless partners and volunteers as well as more than 1.1 million verified EU citizens who submitted their statement of support. This initiative is asking for a ban of the shark fin trade in Europe.
By July 11th 2023, the EU Commission will deliver its response to the Initiative's demand.
To show support and Take Action, please visit: https://linktr.ee/StopFinningEU


More than 100.000.000 sharks are killed every year, mainly for their fins.
167 shark species are threatened with extinction.
The number of sharks in the high seas has declined by more than 70 % in the last 50 years.
The high market value of shark fins is the only reason to fish sharks at unsustainable rates and to continue the cruel practice of ‘finning’, whether it’s legal or not.

Currently, the Member States Spain, Portugal and France are among the Top 15 shark-fishing nations of the world and are often even subsidised by the EU.
Although the EU has conservation obligations under CITES and CMS, threatened/protected shark species are entering the market due to current inadequate legislation.
A legal market for shark fins creates a loophole for illegal fins, as origin and species are difficult to trace. Loose shark fins can only be identified with complex and expensive DNA tests