Letter

Help Stop the Shark Fin Trade in Europe

178,576 signatures. Let’s get to 200K

Update: More than 1.1 million people have voiced their support for a shark fin trade ban in the EU as part of the Stop Finning — Stop the Trade movement. In response, policymakers launched an impact assessment with a public comment period that ended on June 4, 2024. Over 3,400 people around the world — including many of you — made their voices heard. As the Commission considers crucial regulatory changes to protect vulnerable shark species, stay tuned for updates on next steps.

Add your name to the official letter to end the shark fin trade. We are urging decision-makers in the European Commission, Council, Parliament and national governments of the EU, to stop this horrific trade.

For decades, the shark fin trade has been the leading cause of the overfishing of sharks. Many countries, including Canada, the UK, and the United States, have taken the necessary steps to end their participation in the trade — but the European Union still lags behind.

The European shark fin trade is the single largest supplier of shark fins to the Asian fin markets, contributing 45% of the total fins in the global trade. Shark populations have declined by 70% in the High Seas in the last 50 years and the shark fin trade is a key contributor.

“Stop Finning — Stop the Trade” is a movement that has been underway to ask the leaders to take action against the trade of shark fins. More than 1.1 million EU citizens have signed, reaching the threshold required for the European Commission to respond.

We can’t let up the pressure now. Join us in urging the European Commission and Parliament, and national government representatives, to finally end the EU’s enablement of the shark fin trade.

Today, a third of all shark and ray species are already threatened by extinction due to unregulated commercial fisheries. Despite conclusive scientific proof to the contrary, the industrial fishing lobby continues to spread misinformation, claiming that shark populations are stable and that their overexploitation of sharks is sustainable.

As a global community, we cannot stand by and watch as the ocean’s biodiversity is irreparably destroyed. Pacific Island Nations, the US, Canada and the UK have taken action and banned the trade of shark fins. We now call on Europe to act.

Add your name to the letter to demand a #FinBanNow.

Click here to view the official letter.

Supporters
Donna S

Donna stem

23 hours ago
Christina

Christina Scianna This is a barbarak practice i mean himan have bevome so gluteness dont we have enough to eat how would you like if aliens came her a…

3 days ago
Tina C

until the trading stops the slaughter will continue

4 days ago
Jane R

there is no need for this barbaric action to take place. humans do not have the right to do this

4 days ago
Heather D

this is disgusting

5 days ago
Fernando R

Cruel. and. Brutal. what. Faroe. Island's Fishermen. are. doing. to. Man's. Best Friend". (Dolphins). and. Whales ! STOP. THEM. NOW ! A. Call. to.…

1 week ago
Chrystall M

estoy firmando porque seré bióloga Marina en el futuro y los tiburones son mi animal favorito, ellos NO merecen este tipo de daños.

1 week ago
sandra c

THIS IS DISGUSTING EVIL TO SAY THE LEST,

2 weeks ago
Dagmar E

it's cruel !

2 weeks ago
Ann B

We must protect wildlife before it is too late!

2 weeks ago
Ayzada А

Помогите остановить торговлю акульими плавниками в Европе

1 month ago
Loft

это ужасно! тем более те самые плавники очень вредные для человеческого организма

1 month ago
Sébastien D

i love and know them.

1 month ago
Vera p

this is very negatively impactful to our marine environments

1 month ago
Katarina B

I fully disagree with shark fin trade

1 month ago
Toxeitova A

Please leave nature alone

1 month ago
Alexis h

since i was a little girl my biggest dream was to be a marine biology specifically working with sharks to protect them.

1 month ago
Daniel M

because we must protect the top predators in our ocean to keep in balance and healthy because without sharks the whole ocean ecosystem will collapse.

1 month ago
Ava W

i love sharks and they need to be protected they are needee in the ocean ecosystem

2 months ago
Sydney M

sharks are my favorite animal. They are a beautiful species and they keep the ocean food web balanced. They do so much for the environment and called…

2 months ago
Laura H

what they are diing is discussing

2 months ago
Belle R

im signing because humans are ruining the planet and i want it to stop we shouldnt be kling millions of innocent. animals for their fins

2 months ago
Helen K

This is a cruel and inhumane practise. Many shark species are already endangered. As the oceans’ apex predators we cannot afford to lose them, thereby…

2 months ago
Leah T

I am signing because if people keep doing this, there won't even be sharks left and that will ruin the ocean food chain.

3 months ago
Carol S

Sharks are amazing creatures, as apex predators they help to keep the oceanic environment healthy. These animals deserve the love and respect generall…

3 months ago
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