EU urged to tackle shark fin loopholes

Loopholes in current EU regulation  make it possible for fishermen to fin an estimated two out of three sharks without detection or punishment.

The Shark Alliance has given its support to an option to amend the EU ban on shark finning that would require that fins remain naturally attached to shark bodies until fishing vessels return to port.

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