Lates updates from the final steps
Open letter to EU – #FinBanNow
More than 1.1 million Europeans and over 100 NGOs call for an end of the shark fin trade in the EU TRADE BAN REMAINS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO STOP THE GLOBAL MASS EXPLOITATION OF SHARKS BY THE INTERNATIONAL FIN TRADE In an open letter, more than 100 marine conservation and animal welfare organisations, including many German and European organisations such as Greenpeace, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, Sea Shepherd, Pro Wildlife, Seas at Risk, the Environmental Justice Foundation, [...]
ECI is presented to the EU Commission
Greetings from Brussels! Today we presented our proposal for an end of the shark fin trade to the EU Commission and made a case how an end to trading loose shark fins would serve the EUs strategic goals in marine conservation. We are very grateful that we had the opportunity to talk directly with the EU Commission directly and had a great exchange with the commissioners! Thank you to all MEPs that attended. The EU [...]
It’s official – The votes have been delivered
January, 2023 Greetings from Brussels – Today we handed over 1.119.996 statements of support for a shark fin ban to the EU Commission! Thank you again for your contribution and support of this initiative over the last 2,5 years! On this special day more than 50 people from 10+ European countries gathered on the Place de Luxembourg in Brussels in front of the EU Parliament. We stand for more than 1.1 million people, 100 conservation [...]
Hong Kong seizes 26 tonnes of illegal shark fins from mostly endangered species
Hong Kong seizes 26 tonnes of illegal shark fins from mostly endangered species A sad record: On April 28th and May 4th 2020, a total of 26 tonnes of dried shark fins was seized in two shipping containers in Hong Kong. It is the largest shark fin haul ever reported and more than twice the amount of shark fins seized in all of 2019. The total market value of the fins is estimated at [...]
Initiative citoyenne européenne: la Commission enregistre l’initiative «Stop Finning – Stop the trade»
Communiqué de presse 17 décembre 2019 Bruxelles Aujourd'hui, la Commission européenne a décidé d'enregistrer une initiative citoyenne européenne intitulée «Stop Finning – Stop the trade» relative aux requins et aux raies.L'objectif de l'initiative est de «mettre un terme au commerce des ailerons dans l'UE, y compris l'importation, l'exportation et le transit des nageoires qui ne sont pas naturellement attachées au corps de l'animal». https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/de/ip_19_6783
Europäische Bürgerinitiative: Kommission registriert Initiative „Stop Finning – Stop the Trade“
Pressemitteilung 17. Dezember 2019 Brüssel Die Europäische Kommission hat heute beschlossen, eine Europäische Bürgerinitiative mit dem Titel „Stop Finning – Stop the Trade“ zum Schutz von Haien und Rochen zu registrieren.Ziel der Initiative ist es, „den Handel mit Flossen in der EU zu beenden, einschließlich der Ein-, Aus- und Durchfuhr von Flossen, die sich nicht natürlich am Körper des Tiers befinden“. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/de/ip_19_6783 pdf: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/de/ip_19_6783/IP_19_6783_DE.pdf