Conservation and Management Measure on Sharks (CMM 2023-14). Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Cartilaginous fishes Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Marine fishes Data collection/reporting Abstract The measure provides for prohibition on shark finning and that no fishing vessel shall retain on board a shark fin that is not naturally attached to the corresponding shark. The text provides for the methods to remove a shark fin from corresponding shark. A fishing vessel shall record, and maintain a record of, any shark catch in the Convention Area, and a Commission Member, or Cooperating non-Contracting Party, shall annually report all shark catches, to the extent possible by species, from their fishing vessels to the Secretariat. The text contains 11 Articles. Full text English Website www.npfc.int