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Shark fin proposal divides federal and state government in Hawaii (believe it or not, I’m on NOAA’s side this time)
The Federal Shark Conservation Act would ban shark finning, where the fisherman cuts off the sharks fin at sea and throws the animal back in the water to die a slow death. However the federal law would allow fisherman to bring the whole shark to Hawaii, cut the fin off on land and then ship the fin out. The state doesn’t want to allow that and there lies the dispute. continued@hawaiinewsnow
