There is a Bill moving through the Texas Legislature right now which seeks to prohibit the sale, trade, and purchase of shark fins in Texas. Although it is federally illegal to fin sharks in USA waters they are still being poached out of the Gulf and this bill seeks to tighten and prohibit any trading of fins in Texas. Please contact your Texas House and Senate reps to urge them to support these bills.
Austin Business Journal article: Shark fin soup could be off the menu in Texas
It is House Bill 852, Senate Bill 572. It is a bipartisan bill introduced by Representative Eddie Lucio III (D) and Senator Larry Taylor (R). Text of the bill can be found here.
You can find your representatives at the following site:
Who Represents Me--Home
Please ask your LDS and dive clubs to help spread the word about this as well!
Austin Business Journal article: Shark fin soup could be off the menu in Texas
It is House Bill 852, Senate Bill 572. It is a bipartisan bill introduced by Representative Eddie Lucio III (D) and Senator Larry Taylor (R). Text of the bill can be found here.
You can find your representatives at the following site:
Who Represents Me--Home
Please ask your LDS and dive clubs to help spread the word about this as well!