legislation: 106-hr-5461

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106-hr-5461 106 hr 5461 Shark Finning Prohibition Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2000-10-12 2000-12-21 Became Public Law No: 106-557. House Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51] CA R C000994 0 Shark Finning Prohibition Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make it unlawful to: (1) remove any of the fins of a shark, including the tail, and discard the carcass of the shark at sea; (2) have control or possession of such a fin aboard a fishing vessel without the corresponding carcass; or (3) land such a fin without the corresponding carcass.Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) initiate international negotiations for the prohibition of shark-finning; (2) submit to Congress a list of nations whose vessels conduct shark- finning, set forth a plan of action for the international conservation of sharks, and include recommendations for U.S. compliance with national, international, and regional obligations relating to shark populations; and (3) establish a research program for Pacific and Atlantic sharks.Directs the National Marine Fisheries Service to initiate a western Pacific longline fisheries cooperative research program.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z  

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