1753. Andrea Ariu, Uras, Italy

1752. Tania Van Aert, Bitung, Indonesia

Congratulations! An excellent job! Please continue caring for the underwater world! Thank you! I have been several times in the Maldives between 1993 and 2007, and have clearly seen decreasing amounts of sharks ... Thank you for acting! Maldives will be on my holiday list again in the future! Thank you!

1751. Madison Miley, Houston, Texas, United States

1750. Andz Haubenschmid, Ennenda, GL, Switzerland

It was very great the sharks in the Maldives from so near. Please help us to save the sharks.

1749. Vivian Chan, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1748. Robert Choi, Granger, Indiana, United States

1747. Sarah Averett, Tequesta, Florida, United States

1746. Christine Weibler, Chicago, Illinois, United States

1745. Mary Salers, College Park, Maryland, United States

1744. Hassan Hussain, Hulhumale, Kaafu, Maldives

Maldives Rocks!

1743. Tawnya Patrick, Camano Island, Washington, United States

1742. Not publicly disclosed, Covina, California, United States

hello i am a freshmen in high school and we are doing a huge project where every student had to choose an ecology project that is a huge issue today. the topic i chose is peoples fear of sharks and its effects. the research that this topic had me doing led me to this site and i would just really like to thank you for sticking up for these beautiful keystone species. Your courage is much appreciated by the generation that will "own" this Earth in the near future :)

1741. Bev Tressler, Deer Park, United States

It amazes me the destruction of life that man expends without regard to the preservation of life other then their own self gratification. Thank you for passing this law for the preservation of these magnificent creatures and more.

1740. Stephanie Stewart, East Lansing, Michigan, United States

1739. Kristina Barker, Sterling, Alaska, United States

Please hear our voices

1738. John Timoney, Gorey, Co Wexford, Ireland

1737. Serge Antic, Toulouse, France

1736. Not publicly disclosed, New York, New York, United States

Thank you! Keep up the good work!

1735. Elina Laakso, Helsinki, Finland

1734. Julie Sinclair, Melbourne, Australia

1733. Chrys heidel, Milton, Delaware, United States

Thank you for you efforts to combat this brutal practice and give these beautiful, majestic creatures, and our ocean eco-system, a chance to regain numbers and strength.

1732. Kendra Becker, Portland, Oregon, United States

1731. Amy Guenther, Orlando, Florida, United States

Thank you for taking a wonderful step in the right direction and for making an effort to save sharks.

1730. Jessica Ryle, Glens Falls, New York, United States

1729. Nathalie Camarasa, Canet en Roussillon, France

1728. Not publicly disclosed, Mahopac, New York, United States

1727. Richard Bantegny, Bompas, France

1726. Chocoloff Yvan, Canohes, France

1725. Cathy Poch, Perpignan, France

1724. Angelica Adrian, Reno, Nevada, United States

1723. Azora Nichols, Harvard, Massachusetts, United States

The problems are too many to count. Sharks are just one of many forms of earthly life, who suffer needlessly, are terribly marginalized, and who cannot effectively combat the effects of humanity, on such a fragile planet.

1722. Matthew Willett, Willetton, Western Australia, Australia

Thank you so much for making the decision to stop shark fishing in the Maldives. I have visited the Maldives and in my eyes it is paradise and thanks to your decision i have faith that i will be able to visit again in the near future and see again why i fell in love with the place. As an underwater photographer there is no greater thrill than plunging into the waters and seeing a healthy eco-system thriving and thanks to you that has been secured for future generations. I only hope that you continue to push forward with plans to protect the oceans surrounding the Maldives as you have already made a huge impact for the better.

1721. Carrie Staton, Vancouver, Washington, United States

1720. Not publicly disclosed, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

1719. Aurora Schramm, St.Petersburg, Florida, United States

1718. Emily Austen, Carlisle, United Kingdom

1717. Michael Butterfield, Leeds, United Kingdom

I dived with sharks for the first time last year in the Maldives which was a lifelong dream come true, thank you for making steps to protect this beautiful animal and allowing it to replenish itself, a rare thing in today’s oceans, hopefully other countries will follow and our children and there children will be able to experience the beauty of this truly majestic animal, thank you again.

1716. Elise Babcock, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States

1715. Courtney deRuiter, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, United States

;) EXCELLENT WORK!!

1714. Mackenzie Lukas, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States

Sharks are at the top of the ecosystem, and without them, the world would have to pay tens of billions of dollars to pay it off. Shark fishing kills hundreds of thousands of sharks, and we need to do something about it.

1713. Chris Cornell, Grosse Point Park, Michigan, United States

sharks are awesome stop finning them

1712. Not publicly disclosed, Grosse Pointe Woods , Michigan, United States

Shark Finning is disgusting And needs to be stopped immediately!

1711. Will Noble , San Diego, California, United States

1710. Tayler Lightle, Rocklin, California, United States

1709. Not publicly disclosed, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

1708. Eleanor Richards, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

1707. Lucie Barbier, Neuchatel, Neuchâtelé, Switzerland

1706. Jennifer Andrews, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

1705. Max Engels, Essen, Germany

1704. Colette Bastin, Conil de la Frontera, Spain

90% of all sharks have been killed by humans in the last decades. That is over 100 MILLION sharks per year! Without sharks (and other Ocean inhabitants) the oceans will die.

1703. Rayna Grossman, Buffalo, New York, United States

1702. Sharon Davis, San Francisco, California, United States

I am an avid scuba diver and visited the Maldives on a dive trip in 2009. Thank you for preserving the natural wonder that is the Maldives ecosystem!!

1701. Adam and Amelia Ellenstein, Macomb, Michigan, United States

Mr. President, Your recent declaration is the kind of action sharks across the globe await. Anticipation grows for a swift and steadfast implementation of the declaration. Thank You!

1700. JoAnn Garrigan, Hilo, Hawaii, United States

Mahalo from Hawaii and Aloha. Mano and Kanaka must co exist for our mutual health!

1699. Ariana Ahmadzadeh, New York, New York, United States

1698. Malte Bruemmer, Stuttgart, Germany

1697. Tanis Brownridge, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1696. Jeffrey Garnett, Athens, Georgia, United States

1695. Andrew Baddeley, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Please show your concern for a critical part of our heritage and natural biodiversity! All sharks should have a right to life just as you and I do!

1694. Linda Eng, Oakland, California, United States

1693. Not publicly disclosed, Miami, Florida, United States

1692. Maria AntonsValner, Loksa, Estonia

1691. Janet Hudgins, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1690. Jasen Anderson, Brisbane, Australia

1689. Not publicly disclosed, Mission, British Columbia, Canada

1688. Paul Carlin, Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Please ensure that this exclusion zone is properly patrolled. I would happily pay an increased marine park fee when joining a liveaboard to finance this. Well done on your efforts so far in banning this brutal practice.

1687. Jeff Cadieux, Niiza, Japan

1686. Jacinda Fenske, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

1685. Richard McLennan, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1684. Not publicly disclosed, Lyman, South Carolina, United States

1683. Sian Mills, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Your effort is greatly appreciated

1682. Hannah Stone, roberts creek, British Columbia, Canada

1681. Danielle Bechtloff, Orange, California, United States

End the murder. Ban shark fin soup!

1680. Not publicly disclosed, Delray Beach, Florida, United States

1679. David Kaliner, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

1678. Not publicly disclosed, Porto, Porto, Portugal

1677. Not publicly disclosed, Wichita, Kansas, United States

1676. Fredrik Aberg, Limhamn, Sweden

1675. Raya Steinberg, Takoma Park , Maryland, United States

1674. Joanne Webb, Barry, United Kingdom

please keep up the good work and keep the sharks where they belong, in the sea. thank you

1673. Not publicly disclosed, Gothenburg, Sweden

1672. Tinus Vos, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1671. Travis Coley, Albany, Oregon, United States

1670. Julianne Ducharme, Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada

1669. Kristen Shultz, Whittier, California, United States

1668. Chris Newman, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1667. Kyrsten Hodges, Orlando, Florida, United States

I am a strong believer that finning should be banned! sharks were here before us and not ours to kill. they are important to the eco system and if they go extinct then that would a lot of animals habitat. I’m 15 years old and when I grow up my dream is to work for sharks. when I get older and start a big system for people to join to help make this problem stop I will dedicate my life to help that! Since I was a little girl and watched the little mermaid all I wanted to do was be in the water.

1666. Chris Dahl, Bradford, Ontario, Canada

1665. Janet Peterson, Troy, Michigan, United States

Last February, we traveled to the Maldives with a group of 20 scuba diver friends because of the beautiful, healthy reefs and abundance of marine life in your waters. We spent 10 days cruising through the islands of your Country, aboard the live aboard dive boat Manthiri. We look forward to returning to dive the Maldives again. As long as you continue to ban shark fining, we will also continue to recommend other divers do so also. Thank you again.

1664. Kristin Otto, New York, New York, United States

1663. Leif Stenbom, Norrköping, Sweden

A great example for the rest of the world. I will visit the Maldives as a diving tourist soon.

1662. Tom Rothrock, Woodland Hills, California, United States

1661. Denise Rolong, Rahway, United States

First name is okay to make public. I am outraged that so many countries continue to kill these animals in such a torturous way. Shame on all who have anything to do with this.

1660. Vanessa Gutierrez, Castro Valley, California, United States

1659. Gareth Corfield, Basingstoke, United Kingdom

1658. JM Petersson, Stockholm, Sweden

1657. Peter Gustafsson, Mariestad, Sweden

1656. Asa Jansson, Skövde, Sweden

1655. Simone Crooks, toronto, Ontario, Canada

1654. Tiana Scott, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States