Daniel Webster actually said...

Finning is not a problem within the U.S. The problem exists with other nations operating primarily on the high seas.

The fact is that many, I daresay most, of the proponents of the domestic fin ban are actually committed to eliminating all shark fishing in ...

This bill will do nothing to effectively combat the practice of finning on the high seas and in other countries.

H.R. 1456 is not about ending finning, therefore, but instead will cause the demise of a legal domestic industry.