Information (subpoint): The solution to the Shark Finning problem is to sign petitions and force the government to pass a law that will ban Shark Finning, as well that banning the importation of shark fins. In 2000, Bill Clinton signed the Shark Fining Prohibition Act (SFPA), which "prohibits the fining of any fishing vessel in the territorial waters of the United States and all U.S.-flagged fishing vessels in the waters international” (Speigel, 2011). Currently, it is also illegal to hunt sharks in many parts of the world due to various restrictions set by other governments, but it is not illegal to import and sell shark fins. Finding shark fins in the United States can be as simple as walking into an Asian restaurant and ordering shark fin soup. If we really want to make a difference and see an increase in shark populations around the world, we need to ban the sale and trade of shark fins.