Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2014 (2014/279). Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Marine fishes Cartilaginous fishes Landing Processing/handling Offences/penalties Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract These Regulations amend the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001 to impose a ban on shark finning by commercial fishers in New Zealand fisheries waters in line with a commitment made in the National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2013. They, among other things: Insert new definitions of artificially attached, blue shark, naturally attached, shark, shark finning, and wet for the purposes of new regulations 52B and 52C; insert new regulations 52B and 52C, which prohibit the landing of the fins of any species of shark unless they are naturally attached to the body of the shark. A person who undertakes shark finning in contravention of new regulation 52B is liable on conviction (under regulation 85(4) of the principal regulations) to a fine. Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz References - Legislation Amends Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations, 2001. Legislation | New Zealand | 2001 (2019) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Registration, Fishing gear/fishing method, Offences/penalties, Fishing charge, Foreign fishing, Fishing vessel, Marking/identification, Inspection, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX