Do you live in a state where a fin ban law has been passed, but you still see shark fin soup on the menu?

If you see shark fin offered at a restaurant, please report it to the authorities. Also, please let the Animal Welfare League know so they can add the restaurant to their list. We rely on their excellent database to track restaurants. Below are a list of enforcement agencies by state that you can contact if you come across a violator.

HAWAII

Hawaii Department of Aquatic Resources

Call the main office: +1 (808) 587-0100

Phone numbers for all of the islands, click here. 

 

CALIFORNIA

California Department of Fish and Wildlife 

Phone: +1 (562) 342-7100

Or Cal-TIP Californians Turn in Poachers and Polluters: +1 (888) DFG-CALTIP

 

TEXAS

If you witness suspicious or illegal fishing in state waters (out to 9 miles offshore), please contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Operation Game Thief: +1 (800) 792-GAME

For all suspicious or illegal fishing occurring in federal waters (out to 200 miles offshore), please contact the U.S. Coast Guard: +1 (361) 939-6393

 

Washington

Department of Fish and Wildlife  

Phone: +1 (877) 933-9847

 

Oregon 

State Police Fish & Wildlife Division  

You can reach them by dialing *OSP or *677 from a mobile phone.

 

Illinois 

Conservation Police

Phone: +1 (217) 782-6431

 

New York

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Eco Hotline: +1 (844) 322-3267

Maryland

Maryland Wildlife Crime Stoppers

Phone: +1 (443) 433-4112

Email: mwc.dnr@maryland.gov

Delaware 

Division of Fish & Wildlife

Phone: +1 (800) 292-3030

 

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Environmental Police

Phone: +1 (800) 632-8075

 

Rhode Island 

Department of Environmental Management

Phone: +1 (401) 222-3070

 

Nevada

Nevada Department of Wildlife

Phone: +1 (775) 688-1500

Email: ndowinfo@ndow.org

 

New Jersey 

Department of Environmental Protection Fish and Wildlife Division

Phone: +1 (866) 337-5669

 

New Hampshire

Fish and Game 

Phone: +1 (800) 344-4262

Department of Environmental Services

Phone: +1 (603) 271-3503

 

Guam

DLNR Division of Fish and Wildlife 

Phone: +1 (670) 433-1401

 

CNMI

DLNR Division of Fish and Wildlife

Phone: +1 (670) 664-6014

 

American Samoa

Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources

Phone: +1 (684) 633-4465 or 633-5102