The EU's global catch of sharks ranks second only to Indonesia, yet the European Commission has committed itself - under the EU Action Plan for the Conservation and Management of Sharks - to adopt the necessary measures to conserve shark species and to minimise waste and discards from shark catches.

BBC: MEPs vote to close 'shark finning' loopholes

To put it another way, is it right that those who already feel guilty about their environmental impact and endeavour to minimise their waste have to stand by and watch their neighbours drive to Tesco in their 4x4 and fly off to Prague on long weekends - thus undermining all the their good work?

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