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Subject: Latest on Shark' Fin Trade Ban Bill in Hawaii

Author:
James Morris

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Date Posted: 929111438PDT

Please forward the following from Bob Endreson on Oahu:

Hawaii still allows the needless slaughter of sharks. It is one of four
coastal states where fishermen can cut the fins off of
sharks and throw the shark back into the water either alive or dead.

99% of the sharks caught are finned while 86% of the
sharks are alive when brought on board the fishing boat. These sharks
are considered "bycatch" and are caught accidentally
while fishing for tuna or swordfish. Shark finning played a large part
in wiping out a large numbers of sharks not only in the
United States, but worldwide. We are attempting to prohibit this
practice and asking that the Federal agency that manages
fisheries here in the Pacific to take action to end this practice at
their June 17th meeting and we need your support. Some may
ask why protect sharks and the answer is simple. The shark is part of a
"Balanced Eco-system" and without sharks the balance
is altered which threatens the viability of other species as well.

You can help by simply going to:

http://www.westpacfisheries.net/actionalert.html which will give you
more background information on this cruel and wasteful practice, as well as a

letter that can be sent to the State and Federal agencies who will be
involved in the decision making process with the click of a mouse. You
can send the letter as drafted or can modify it as you
wish. Finning is analogous to what the buffalo hunters did years ago
when they wiped out the buffalo simply for their hides
and tongue. Let�s not let history repeat itself by allowing fishermen to

kill over a billion pounds of sharks worldwide each year
simply to use only one percent of the animal for an aphrodisiac and
shark' fin soup.

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