"Lawmakers Propose Banning Shark Fin Trade"

"A bipartisan group of dozens of House lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday that would make it illegal to buy or sell shark fins.

The bill, led by Del. Gregorio Sablan (D-Northern Mariana Islands) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), is meant to further crack down on shark finning, in which fishermen remove fins and release the rest of the animal into the ocean to die.

Finning is already illegal in U.S. waters, but the bill’s supporters say that stopping the trade of fins would cut down on finning elsewhere, squeezing the market."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hill January 23, 2019.