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On the recordApril 16, 2018
The Shark Conservation Act definitively banned the brutal practice of shark finning in all U.S. waters and the possession abroad of illegally taken shark fins at sea.
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Madeleine Bordallo
Democratic · Guam

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Bordallo highlights the success of the Shark Conservation Act in banning shark finning.

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