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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.

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Website
www.npfc.int