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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-11-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121122.31.4-268-750"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-11-22-Speech-4-269-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Dame Glenis Willmott2
lpv:spoken text	"I supported this report, which calls for the abolition of loopholes that allow shark finning to continue. Shark finning – the process whereby a shark’s fin is removed on board a fishing vessel and the rest of the shark discarded back into the sea – is illegal under EU law but is still allowed by vessels that have received a special permit. This proposal calls for all EU vessels, and all vessels fishing in EU waters, to be required to land sharks with their fins still attached and it is hoped that, by doing do, the number of shark catches will be reduced. Many shark species are threatened, some are close to extinction. Shark finning is not only thought to be contributing to the decline in shark numbers, it is also cruel as fins are sometimes removed while the shark is still alive. As the EU ranks second in the world for the number of shark catches, we therefore have an important role to play in helping to protect them. The EU has also legally committed to adopt measures aimed at helping to protect sharks and this proposal should go some way to achieving that."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Labour Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2013-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Glenis Willmott (S&D ),"1 "in writing."1

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