date:Jul 29, 2013
ork coastal waters. New York also prohibits sport fishing for many shark species.
Not only is the process inhumane, but it also affects the natural balance of the oceanic ecosystem, Cuomo said.
The law takes effect July 1. It accommodates some demand by allowing the sale of fins from two species of dogfish, considered the most abundant shark in the North Atlantic.
It would be stronger without the exception, but it will protect the vast majority of sharks, said Patrick Kwan of the Humane Socie