The Associated Press: Attack victims push Congress for shark protections

The Associated Press: Attack victims push Congress for shark protections: "WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a dozen shark-attack victims — many of them badly scarred or missing limbs — pressed Congress on Wednesday to protect a sea creature they'd rather not run into again.

The group wants to strengthen laws protecting sharks from 'finning,' in which fins are sliced from sharks for their meat, leaving the fish for dead. The growing market for fin meat, a popular soup delicacy in Asia, threatens many shark species around the world, they say.

'We bring pretty instant credibility,' said Chuck Anderson, a school athletic director from Summerdale, Ala., who spent 13 days in intensive care and lost most of his right arm after being attacked by a bull shark in 2000 while swimming off Gulf Shores, Ala. 'I've yet to run into anyone who disagrees with us.'"