美加州参议院通过鱼翅禁令
<p>美国加利福尼亚州参议院本周二投票通过一项议案，将于2013年1月1日起禁止在该州销售、购买或者持有鱼翅。环保组织表示，加州是亚洲以外最大的鱼翅消费市场之一，此项议案有助于减少鲨鱼过度捕捞，保护海洋生态环境。反对者则提出，鲨鱼并未被美国列入濒危动物范畴，而且该议案只是禁止鱼翅的售卖，却仍然允许鲨鱼肉以及鲨鱼皮产品的销售，本身存在矛盾。他们还指出这项议案对华裔美国人有歧视嫌疑，因为鱼翅一直都是华裔居民喜爱的一道菜肴。目前，该议案尚在等待州长签署。一旦通过，加州便是继夏威夷、俄勒冈、华盛顿州以及关岛之后又一个颁出鱼翅禁令的地区。</p><p><span word="Shark">Shark</span> <span word="fin">fin</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menu">menu</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desk">desk</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> 25-9 <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>, <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>-<span word="going">going</span> <span word="predator">predator</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fins">fins</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="dish">dish</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1, 2013.</p><p><span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="DiCaprio">DiCaprio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="chefs">chefs</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="fishing">fishing</span>. <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="fins">fins</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p>
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