The European Union banned shark fin cuts

The European Parliament has just ratified the prohibition of completely cutting off shark fin in the sea.

With 566 votes in favor, 47 votes against and 16 abstentions, the European Parliament passed a law banning the complete cut of shark fin, the BBC reported.

The European Union (EU) has banned shark fin cuts since 2003, but still grants a special license. If fishermen have a special license, they can still cut the shark's fin and drop the fish body into the sea. With the latest decision of the European Parliament, that behavior will be strictly prohibited.

Many conservation organizations have welcomed the resolution of the European parliament.

Conservationists estimate that 73 million sharks are killed each
years to serve the need to eat human shark's soup.

"The decision of the European Parliament created an important turning point in an effort to end a practice of waste of resources," said Sandrine Polti, an adviser to the Pew environmental protection organization and the Alliance for Fish Protection. fat, speech.

Shark fin is the main ingredient of micro-fish soup, a luxurious and quite popular dish in Asia. In addition, Asians use shark fins to make traditional medicine. Conservationists say the need to eat microbial soup together with the rise of the middle class in Asia is the biggest threat to sharks.

According to UN statistics, on average, people cut off about 30,000 sharks per day, equivalent to 10 million per year. However, conservation organizations claim that the actual number is much higher. They claim that 73 million sharks lose their lives every year to serve the need to eat shark fin soup, and Europeans consume 14% of shark fins worldwide.

Due to their long growth time and low number of babies after each pregnancy, sharks are one of the most extinct animal groups.