Since 201o the cities and states below have passed successful shark fin bans. Other Island nations and the State of Hawaii have proclaimed their waters Shark Sanctuaries, zones free from shark fishing. 
Many countries still do not have a shark finning ban in place. In addition to stopping the shark fin trade, Shark Stewards is working to enact shark finning regulations and help countries like Costa Rica who have such regulation to enforce them.
USA
- Hawaii
- Oregon
- Washington
- California
Proposed State Bans
- Maryland
- Texas
- New York
- Illinois
- Florida
- New Jersey
Canada
- Toronto
- Mississauga
- Oakville
- Pickering
- Brantford
- Vancouver- proposed
- Federal Ban Proposed
Pacific Islands
- Guam
- Federated States Micronesia (Shark Sanctuary)
- Palau (Shark Sanctuary)
- Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Indian Ocean
- Maldives
Caribbean
- Honduras (Shark Sanctuary)
- Belize
Central America
- No shark fin bans exist.
- Many countries such as Ecuador, Columbia, Costa Rica and Niacragua have bans but little enforcement.
- Chile has recently passed a shark finning ban
Australia & New Zealand
- It is illegal to fin sharks in Australian & New Zealand waters but there are no shark fin regulations. A petition has been started to implement a fin trade ban in Australia. As a nation with diverse shark populations, many divers and with a large Asian population, efforts should be supported here.
EU
- Britian (proposed) Sign the Petition
The EU has proposed a ban to close the loophole of landing sharks with fins detached. This practice makes it difficult to manage the fishery and the fin market, provides incentive to the fin trade and allows more sharks to be killed than are accounted for.
Asia
Singapore A bill has been introduced in Singapore to ban the sale of shark fins, the first on the continent.
Hong Kong
No Asian nation has banned the sale of shark fin. The major consumers, Hong Kong and China must be reached to limit the demand and reduce the practice of shark finning.
China
Malaysia
Shark Stewards is forming an International Shark Coalition to join, develop and support sister organizations in Asia to raise awareness and protect sharks.
India
There has not been a shark fin movement on the Indian continent. In general the entire shark is consumed, including endangered Whale Sharks. Efforts towards better shark fisheries management would be effective here.
Africa
No known shark fin movement. South Africa has a law against finning.
