Canada:
Is Canada Finn-ished with Shark Finning
18 February 2022
Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP
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In 2011, Toronto tried unsuccessfully to make a similar move.
To regulate the sale, consumption, or possession of shark fins.
Shark fin food products In, the City’s Bylaw was repealed.
2012.
Canada joined the shark protection efforts in 2019 by amending
The federal Fisheries ActInclude a ban on sharks
Finning and a ban on the import and export shark fins
absent a permit.
Canada imposed a ban on the practice of
Illegally importing shark fins from other countries without a permit.
Canada’s commitment towards shark protection On January 17, 2022 a
Federal prosecution was brought against a British Columbia trading company.
After pleading guilty, he was sentenced to $75,000 in jail and a $75,000 penalty
Illegally importing fins of a shark species that is protected without a permit
permit.
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