Senate Bans Shark Fin Trade and Addresses Forced Labor and Illegal Fishing

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By Tiffany DuongJun 18, 2021, 10:44 am367 pts
Last week, on World Oceans Day, the U.S. Senate took two major legislative steps to support our oceans for the future: banning the commercial shark fin trade in the U.S. and addressing forced labor and Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (S. 1106) — a bill…

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