Canada has become the first country in the world to ban the import and export of shark fins
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That’s Ocean and Fisheries Minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, speaking to reporters.
Canada has become the first G20 country in the world to ban the import and export of shark fins in a move advocates hailed as a major win for preserving ocean populations.
The ban passed in the Senate late Tuesday as part of Bill C-68, which overhauls the Fisheries Act. Canada has outlawed the practice of cutting fins off domestic sharks since 1994, but it did not have legislation to prohibit people from bringing fins into the country.
Guest: Camille Labchuk
Animal rights lawyer and executive director of Animal Justice
That’s Ocean and Fisheries Minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, speaking to reporters.
Canada has become the first G20 country in the world to ban the import and export of shark fins in a move advocates hailed as a major win for preserving ocean populations.
The ban passed in the Senate late Tuesday as part of Bill C-68, which overhauls the Fisheries Act. Canada has outlawed the practice of cutting fins off domestic sharks since 1994, but it did not have legislation to prohibit people from bringing fins into the country.
Guest: Camille Labchuk
Animal rights lawyer and executive director of Animal Justice