In November 2012, the European Parliament voted to amend the EU regulation that bans shark “finning” (slicing off a shark’s fins and discarding the body at sea) so that now all sharks must be landed with their fins naturally attached. This fins-attached method is the simplest, most reliable and cost-effective means of implementing a finning ban. An increasing number of countries, scientists and politicians – as well as thousands of people around Europe – agreed. Browse the support we received below.

EU Member States

Council of Fisheries Ministers

Posted on August 21, 2012

In March 2012, the Council of Fisheries Ministers adopted a position in favour of the European Commission’s proposal to strengthen the EU finning ban by requiring that all sharks be landed with their ‘fins naturally attached’. Only Spain and Portugal opposed this move.

Category: Countries, EU Journey

What Others Are Saying

Mónica Alonso Ruiz September 6, 2012 at 7:11 pm

Spain and Portugal, please save sharks.

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Mariana Barreira September 11, 2012 at 1:35 pm

My country sucks! We all should help the sharks…

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