The shark fin debate continues on Zester Daily

Passage of a bill to ban the sale of shark fins in California draws strong reactions from both sides. 

"California's Senate passed a bill Sept. 6 by a vote of 25 to 9 to enact a full ban on the trade of shark fins in the state. If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill into law, the ban would  take effect in 2013.

"As was explained in my previous Zester article on mock shark fin soup, the proponents of Assembly Bill 376 (which passed in the Assembly in May on a 65-8 vote) appeared to have a reasonable argument: Since California is one of the largest markets for shark fins outside of Asia and is a main conduit for their distribution throughout the United States, this bill would reduce much of the pressure on what are being reported as rapidly diminishing shark populations all over the world."

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Beijing's mock shark fin soup

It's hard to get worked up over the plight of sharks. I admit it. 

 They're not as majestic as elephants, but they are disappearing faster than most of us realize. 

And just like the tusks of the elephant, only one part of the shark has any real value -- its fins. 

The rest of the body is dumped back into the ocean as just another piece of garbage.

China’s shark fin soup is the culprit.

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