After Brexit, ban the carriage of shark fins in & out of the UK for personal use

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

EU law allows individuals travelling to Europe to carry 20kg of dried shark fins for personal consumption.

This creates demand for fins, damaging shark populations.

After the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK government has the power to ban this open to exploitation practice.

More action is needed after the government response to this petition:

"The UK should ban the importation of Shark Fins"
The UK should ban the importation of Shark Fins.

To quote the Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs:

"EU law allows individuals travelling to Europe to carry 20kg of dried shark fins for personal consumption. Our departure from the EU allows us to consider options to tighten the personal import allowance and improve the traceability of the shark in fin trade in the UK."

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Ban the export of shark fins from the UK

Timeline

6 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
13 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Nov 2020

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