[Sustain] [SFGP-A] Fwd: Strong Support For Shark Fin Products Ban (AB 376)

[rich stone]

well put, Eric, thanx!!!

Peace,
Rich

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Eric Brooks <brookse32 at aim.com> wrote:

>  Hi all,
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> Since Mayor Ed Lee just announced his opposition to the Shark Fin product
> ban, I finally sent sent the letter below and attached to Senator Yee and
> his chief of staff.
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> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: From SF Green Party: Strong
> Support For Shark Fin Products Ban (AB 376)  Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011
> 21:08:02 -0700  From: Eric Brooks <brookse at igc.org> <brookse at igc.org>  To:
> Leland Yee <senator.yee at senate.ca.gov> <senator.yee at senate.ca.gov>
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> Senator Leland Yee, Ph.D.
> State Capitol, Room 4074
> Sacramento, CA  95814
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>  Dear Senator Yee,
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> The San Francisco Green Party strongly supports AB 376 (Fong, Huffman).
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> Shark finning for delicacies like shark fin soup, is a tragic, inhumane,
> wasteful, and environmentally destructive fishing practice, which must be
> completely halted as quickly as possible. As top predators, sharks form an
> absolutely crucial role in the survival of all life in our global ocean
> ecosystems. Because sharks are now experiencing ecologically dangerous and
> species threatening worldwide collapses in many populations, a zero
> tolerance approach must be taken to prevent them from being finned.
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> The San Francisco Green Party believes that your recent proposal to address
> shark finning by putting tighter restrictions on fishers and fisheries, is
> an approach which has proven to have failed in the past, and will not
> succeed now. Because the policing of such fishing restrictions would be far
> too difficult to maintain, only a ban on consumer purchases, and possession,
> of shark fin products themselves will solve the problem.
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> We urgently request that you to take a much stronger position of full
> unequivocal support for AB 376, and for the complete banning of all consumer
> purchases and possession of shark fin products.
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> Sincerely,
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> Eric Brooks
> Sustainability Chair
> San Francisco Green Party
> 415-756-8844
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