Michael Sutton

Monterey Bay Aquarium

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Vice President of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, he helped write the California bill that bans the sale of shark fins

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In May of this year, by a vote of 62 to 8, the State Assembly agreed to ban the sale of the fins used to make shark fin soup.

Save the Sharks, Ban the Soup?

In May of this year, by a vote of 62 to 8, the State Assembly agreed to ban the sale of the fins used to make shark fin soup.

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