EU parliament votes to ban shark finning, major step to protect the fish from brutal practice

BRUSSELS — The European Union has taken a major step to protect sharks, banning the brutal practice of slicing off their fins before throwing the fish back into the sea to perish. The European Parliament on Thursday voted with an overwhelming 566-47 margin to force all boats in EU waters and EU-registered boats around the world to land sharks with their fins attached and prove the animal had not been thrown...