date:Jul 29, 2013
. Pacific territories have banned trade in shark fins, Kwan said. They are California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, Oregon, Washington, Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Environmental groups said the absence of sharks from food chains causes other fish to overpopulate, which can damage ocean ecosystems.
Finally some respite for beleaguered shark populations, said Peter Knights, executive director of the international group WildAid. New York is the last major market for sha