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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。 Shark fin soup would be off the menu in California, under a bill headed for the governor's desk following its approval by the state Senate on Tuesday. The measure, which gained final passage on a bipartisan 25-9 vote, would ban the sale, purchase or possession in California of the ocean-going predator's fins, which are the chief ingredient in a soup dish that has long been part of Chinese culture. The bill, approved by the state Assembly earlier this year, would take effect on January 1, 2013. Bill supporters, including environmental groups, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and several celebrity Asian chefs, say the ban is needed to protect endangered shark populations from over-fishing. California, with its population of 1.1 million Chinese-Americans, is one of the biggest markets for shark fins outside Asia. | 
