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

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.

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

"The UK should ban the importation of Shark Fins"
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300535

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."

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/329978

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Date submitted 6 November 2020
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