3.0.0 3231 2020-02-12T18:55:29Z 2020-02-12T18:55:29Z Senate S S 2008-07-08 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-08T19:43:35Z Shark Conservation Act of 2008 110 5741 HR 2008-07-09 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2008-07-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-07-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Congress Congressional reporting requirements Environmental Protection Fishery agreements Fishery management Fishing boats International Affairs International environmental cooperation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine resources conservation Protection of animals Sharks Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-07-08 Introduced in Senate 2008-10-01T16:40:55Z Shark Conservation Act of 2008 - Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to list a nation in the biennial report on international compliance if the nation's fishing vessels are or have been engaged in fishing activities that target or incidentally catch sharks and the nation has not adopted a shark conservation program that is comparable, taking into account different conditions, to that of the United States, including measures to prohibit removal any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the carcass of the shark at sea.

Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make it a prohibited act to: (1) remove any shark fin (including the tail) at sea; (2) have a fin aboard a fishing vessel unless the fin is naturally attached to the carcass; (3) transfer a fin from one vessel to another or receive a fin unless it is naturally attached; or (4) land a fin that is not naturally attached or a carcass without fins naturally attached. Eliminates a rebuttable presumption that any shark fins landed from or found on a fishing vessel were taken, held, or landed in violation if the total weight of shark fins landed or found exceeds 5% of the total weight of shark carcasses landed or found on board.

]]> Shark Conservation Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Shark Conservation Act of 2008 Display Title Shark Conservation Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3231is/xml/BILLS-110s3231is.xml 2008-07-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.