well put, Eric, thanx!!!<div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Rich<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Eric Brooks <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brookse32@aim.com">brookse32@aim.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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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.<br>
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Eric B<br>
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<td>From SF Green Party: Strong Support For Shark Fin Products
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<td>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:08:02 -0700</td>
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<td>Eric Brooks <a href="mailto:brookse@igc.org" target="_blank"><brookse@igc.org></a></td>
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<td>Leland Yee <a href="mailto:senator.yee@senate.ca.gov" target="_blank"><senator.yee@senate.ca.gov></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Senator Leland Yee, Ph.D.<br>
State Capitol, Room 4074<br>
Sacramento, CA <span> </span>95814<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Senator Yee,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The San Francisco Green Party strongly supports
AB 376 (Fong, Huffman).<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eric Brooks<br>
Sustainability Chair<br>
San Francisco Green Party<br>
<a href="tel:415-756-8844" value="+14157568844" target="_blank">415-756-8844</a></p>
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