To make your voice heard about the Shark Fin Elimination Act, please contact your Congressional Representatives with our templates

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Shark fin consumption has been a controversial subject around the globe for decades and the U.S. is no exception. Finning has been illegal in U.S. waters since 2000 and 12 states have bans on the sale of shark fins, but there is still no nationwide protection against the trade in shark fins. But the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act could change this.

Passed by the Senate in June, now this act needs approval by the House of Representatives. It is important that we not only ask for passage of this act but that the fin import/export provisions are kept intact. We are hoping this act will be reviewed by the House in the coming month.

You can help protect sharks! To make your voice heard, please contact your Congressional Representatives via phone and ask them to “Please support the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, H.R. 2811, to stop the trade of shark fins in the United States,” and ask that the shark fin import/export provisions are kept intact. Or, send them an email. To make it easier we have prepared sample text you can use to copy and personalize. Find the name, phone numbers, and addresses of your Representatives here ([link removed]) .

To learn more about the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, read our recent blog ([link removed]) .

Two options to make your voice heard:

1. Copy and paste this text into an email:

The shark fin trade accounts for approximately 73 million shark deaths a year and plays a major role in the steep decline of shark species worldwide, some populations of which have dropped by as much as 90% in recent decades. The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act will help address these problems by prohibiting the commercial trade of shark fins and products containing shark fins. Please support the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, H.R. 2811, to stop the trade of shark fins in the United States and make the US a leader in shark conservation.

2. Click here to Tweet to your representative ([link removed])

The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act will prohibit commercial trade of shark fins and products containing shark fins in the US. [Tag your representative’s handle here] please support the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, H.R. 2811, and make the US a leader in shark conservation. #FinBanNow


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