4056. Greg Ponchak, North Royalton, United States

4055. Urs Baumann, Neulingen, Germany

4054. Tobias Parikh, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

4053. Arun Arunachalam, jerseyCity, United States

4052. Bernd Engel, magdeburg, Germany

4051. Tim Trailor, London, United Kingdom

4050. Mendy Dudley, Scottsville, Virginia, United States

Please leave them alone when you go in the water your in there world.... They can't come into our world can they????

4049. Alex Donwerth, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

4048. Corinne Pearson, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

4047. Naomi Pitt, Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom

4046. Nanako Kano, Osaka, Japan

4045. Jasmin Harreither, Aut, Austria

4044. Joseph Troiano, Yonkers, United States

4043. John MacKay, Scotland, United Kingdom

4042. Stuart Patterson, London, United Kingdom

4041. Peter Simpson, Sydney, NSW, Australia

4040. Kerri Bingham, Sanur, Indonesia

DO NOT allow shark finning in Palau!!! Thousands of divers visit Palau every year to witness the beauty and mystique of these wonderful animals. Many shark species are nearing extinction, do not contribute to this process!

4039. Warren Farnes, Los Angeles, California, United States

4038. Michael Mandalios, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

4037. Daryl Mynott, Gold Coast, Australia

shark finning is one of the saddest things i have had to study, finding out what will happen if there are no more sharks is just terrifying. it must be stopped.

4036. Jonathan Gonzalez, Santa Barbara, California, United States

4035. Nicole Jennings, Granbury, Texas, United States

4034. Amelia Browne, Gold coast, Australia

4033. Alexander Festa, North Middletown, New Jersey, United States

4032. Dominick Mingione, Hazlet, New Jersey, United States

4031. Tara Gatseos, Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

4030. Michael Fries, Hicksville, New York, United States

4029. Eric Tamburo, New York, New York, United States

4028. Nicole Balcarcel, Harrison, United States

4027. Not publicly disclosd Mt.Sinai, New York, United States

4026. Not publicly disclosd Crofton, Maryland, United States

We're already having issues with extinction of animals, why would we want to add sharks to that list. They are a very important part of the ecosystem whether people like them or not.

4025. Louise McElhill, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

I LOVE SHARKS

4024. Jennifer Young, Rockwell, North Carolina, United States

4023. Zane Marshall, Henderson, Nevada, United States

I oppose SB 8-44, as I believe the ecological effects of shark fishing greatly out way any potential economic benefit.

4022. Koji Sakata, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan

4021. Kristyn Atkinson, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

4020. Ruwen Wolpert, Neckarsulm, Germany

4019. Jack Stefanski, Wauconda, Illinois, United States

4018. Andrea Wilson, Golden, British Columbia, Canada

4017. Leigh Bennett, Bonaire, Georgia, United States

4016. Alina Turpin, Bellflower, California, United States

4015. Tammy and Jack Allyn, Houston, Texas, United States

4014. Kris Hardan, 98296, Washington, United States

4013. Michaela Ulmer, Schwetzingen, Germany

4012. Michael Arkwright, Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom

4011. Linda Petch, Arleta, California, United States

4010. C Cieslak, Romeoville, Illinois, United States

I would agree to allow shark fishing under the following condition: For every shark caught, one fisherman would be fed to the next shark they encountered.

4009. Twyla Douaire, Harwood, Ontario, Canada

4008. Not publicly disclosed, Lagny sur Marne, France

4007. Not publicly disclosed, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

4006. Daniel Kunz, Mannheim, Germany

Stop this, you shouldn’t allow that. Sharks are very interesting animals, don’t kill them. They can eat pork or Cows and not sharks. Shame on the Government of Palau

4005. Chris Connolly, Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

4004. Kentaro Matsuoka, Oota-ku, Tokyo, Japan

I love shark!

4003. Not publicly disclosed, Waitakere City , New Zealand

4002. Not publicly disclosed, Naperville, Illinois, United States

4001. Victoria Wade, Monterey, California, United States

4000. Ernest Pruitt, Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

Please continue the ban of this god-awful procedure. It is unthinkable to allow shark finning.

3999. Not publicly disclosed, Bristol, North Somerset, UK, United Kingdom

3998. Sabrina Plegniere, Losheim am See, Saarland, Germany

No Sharks, No Tourism, No Money!

3997. Samantha Fletcher, Mesa, Arizona, United States

Shark finning is an absolute abomination! Would it be okay for us to cut off the legs of a dog or a cat and leave them to die? I do not think so. Shark finning needs to be illegal!

3996. Tobi French, St. Albert, Alberta, , Canada

To President Johnson Toribiong Senator Adalbert Eledui, I pray you are greatly considering this petition when you make your decision in regard to bill 8-44. Palau has always been one of the places I would LOVE to visit. I would gladly spend my money, touring your beautiful island. I can guarantee, I will not be coming to see your island if I can expect to see commercial shark fishing. I would love to hear your thoughts on the issue...I just don't understand why you would consider allowing this bill. You're country has survived forever without the bill, why would you change that now? Please respond. Kind regards, Mrs. T. French

3995. Sean Stanford, Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States

The reefs and ocean surrounding Palau must not be fished for shark. The islands beautiful underwater ecosystem must not be affected by shark fishing.

3994. Esther Jacobs, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3993. Alexandre Locatelli, Colombier, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

3992. Not publicly disclosed, Mesa, Arizona, United States

3991. Sara Fearneyhough, Mesa, Arizona, United States

3990. Scott Johnson, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

I am a photojournalist with a trip planned to your country next year. Your decision to protect sharks will allow me to fulfill the visit. Please be vigilent stewards of our oceans.

3989. Sarah Anderson, Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

Please take action and protect our sharks!

3988. Not publicly disclosed, Huntingtown, Maryland, United States

3987. Jenna Waite, Temecula, California, United States

These creatures have been on this planet for millions of years and now they are threatened just because of this finning. It is throwing entire eco systems upside down. We need sharks in the ocean.

3986. Jackie Hodges, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

3985. Allen Jenne, Candler, North Carolina, United States

Shark fishing and finning is a waste of your resource. When the shark is gone you have no resource. More people will pay to see live sharks. Keep the sharks alive and make more money.

3984. Katrin Finsterbusch, Chemnitz, Germany

3983. Debbie Lee, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

3982. Not publicly disclosed, largo, Florida, United States

3981. Irene Cook, Seminole, Florida, United States

3980. Don McKelvey, Euclid, Ohio,44123, United States

3979. Sylvie Demers, Québec, Quebec, Canada

3978. Not publicly disclosed, Brussels, Belgium

3977. Sasamoto Tamao, Hiratuka, Kanagawa, Japan

3976. Not publicly disclosed, Mayfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom

The value of your own domestic populations is set so sky-rocket as Shark numbers are decimated the world over. Please, hold off shark fishing for now in your waters.

3975. Erika Borremans, Sint Jans Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium

3974. Alejandro Rocha, Burgos, Spain

3973. Julia Hutchings, Romeoville, Illinois, United States

Please do the right thing and keep these waters free of shark fishing.

3972. Not publicly disclosed, Runnemede, New Jersey, United States

3971. Amanda Cabreira da Silva, Astoria, New York, United States

3970. Michael Boweter, West Jordan, Utah, United States

3969. Not publicly disclosed, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3968. Maria Gabriela Raide, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

3967. Not publicly disclosed, oosaka, Japan

3966. Not publicly disclosed, Bonn, Germany

3965. Takei Tokie, Fujisawa, Japan

3964. Julian Garrett, Ontario, Canada

Why do you want to overturn a law that protects such a valuable resource in such pristine waters? So many creatures rely on sharks as a key part of the food chain, something that is being destroyed in other parts of the world. Do you not think that the utmost caution is advisable when approaching this issue. Changing this law would set a bad precident for the rest of the world in an age where leadership by smaller countries in this would be held in high regard by larger countries.

3963. Sasha Oakland, Gold Coast, Australia

3962. Jan Roberts, Milton, Florida, United States

Unfortunately there are too many greedy people in the world! We established a government in order to keep fairness in our world. Destroying our natural resources such as the great sharks, removing their fins is a painful and primeval thing to do to them! Horrible! Unthinkable! Our government should n ot help man destroy the sharks for the sole purpose of the "almighty dollar"! I say NO to Senate Bill 8-44! Lets turn this bill around!

3961. Pat Ellison, Vancouver, Washington, United States

HORRIFIC ACTIONS ON THEIR PART, SLAUGHTERING TOP PREDITORS OF THE SEAS

3960. James Malvern, Dav, United Kingdom

3959. Nicole Erickson, Denver, Colorado, United States

3958. Not publicly disclosed, Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom

3957. Jon Baran, Chicago, Illinois, United States