Peru Bans Landings of Shark Fins - Oceana

Victory | November 21, 2016

Peru Bans Landings of Shark Fins

Peru’s Ministry of Production announced new measures banning the landing and transshipment of shark fins and headless or finless shark bodies in the country’s port. This rule aims to curb shark finning, a brutal practice that has been a factor in the decline of sharks worldwide. The measures also ban the use of harpoons to hunt sharks and promote traceability in the shark supply chain. Oceana campaigns around the world for better fisheries management and policies to protect sharks, which are key predators and critical species for maintaining healthy oceans.