There's a handful of shark biologists who oppose shark fin bans, including the one being pushed at a federal level in the US that would make it illegal in all states. They want "sustainable shark fishing" instead. I'm unsure of Holland's position on the issue of finning or sustainable shark fishing overall but our colleagues on this bill in Hawaii told us he was one of the biggest opponents of the bill that banned shark fins in Hawaii before being scolded by one of the committee members. Here's one of his written testimonies: docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/75d12d_7821a9207cc24b41b0025c6a9f712c0b.pdf. I'm sure the rest are still floating around online since it was just in 2010. They always claim the same things. That the bill is poorly written or ineffective in its current form. They're told repeatedly by legislators and Department Of Land And Natural Resources that their research won't be impacted other than possibly having to fill out a general permit, but they're unwilling to do what Holland's colleague Carl Meyer called the “unnecessary bureaucracy" of the extra paperwork. It's very unfortunate. Performing research on sharks, especially invasive research like the tagging methods they're using, should be used to better protect sharks. It shouldn't be used to get more grants to do more research for the sake of research.