Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Giant US trade deal might weaken shark fin ban
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25743459
The Oceanic Whitetip is one of the species of shark now protected from shark finning
Environmental campaigners are "extremely concerned" that a new trade deal involving the US could weaken attempts to end shark finning.
The first steps to outlaw the practice were agreed at a meeting in Bangkok last March.
But the leaked draft text of the new deal involving 12 Pacific countries has no binding commitment to curb finning.
The long-running negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement are due to conclude in April.
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
