United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2002_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81c736e D09002ee1c81c73f3 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS publishes this final rule to implement the provisions of the Shark Finning Prohibition Act (Act). This final rule prohibits any person under U.S. jurisdiction from engaging in shark finning, possessing shark fins harvested on board a U.S. fishing vessel without corresponding shark carcasses, or landing shark fins harvested without corresponding carcasses. Finning is the practice of removing the fin or fins from a shark and discarding the remainder of the shark at sea. This final rule is issued in accordance with the requirement of the Act that the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) issue regulations to implement the Act. This final rule does not alter or modify shark finning regulations already in place in the Atlantic for Federal permit holders. 67 FR 6194 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-02-11/02-3113 02-3113 fr11fe02-9 RIN 0648-AP21 3510-22-S Docket No. 010612153-2015-02 I.D. 041901A https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-02-11/02-3113 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-02-11/html/02-3113.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-02-11/pdf/02-3113.pdf 9 p. 6194 6202 67 FR 6194 Title 50 Part 600 50 CFR Part 600 Title 50 Part 635 50 CFR Part 635 Title 50 Part 648 50 CFR Part 648 Title 50 Part 660 50 CFR Part 660 RIN 0648-AP21 Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Implementation of the Shark Finning Prohibition Act; Federal Register Vol. 67, Issue RULE 02-3113 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002-03-13 Docket No. 010612153-2015-02 I.D. 041901A 3510-22-S 02-3113 Final rule.

NMFS publishes this final rule to implement the provisions of the Shark Finning Prohibition Act (Act). This final rule prohibits any person under U.S. jurisdiction from engaging in shark finning, possessing shark fins harvested on board a U.S. fishing vessel without corresponding shark carcasses, or landing shark fins harvested without corresponding carcasses. Finning is the practice of removing the fin or fins from a shark and discarding the remainder of the shark at sea. This final rule is issued in accordance with the requirement of the Act that the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) issue regulations to implement the Act. This final rule does not alter or modify shark finning regulations already in place in the Atlantic for Federal permit holders.

Effective March 13, 2002. Svein Fougner, Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Southwest Region, NMFS, at 562-980-4040; or Charles Karnella, Administrator, Pacific Island Area Office, NMFS, at 808-973-2935; or Karyl Brewster-Geisz, NMFS headquarters, at 301-713-2347. Fishery conservation and management: West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries Shark, http://www.access.gpo.gov/su-docs/aces/aces140.html Vol. 67, no. 28 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2002-02-11 continuing daily deposited born digital 432 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-02-11 P0b002ee1809bbf14 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr11fe02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-02-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-02-11/pdf/FR-2002-02-11.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-02-11/xml/FR-2002-02-11.xml fdlp 6159 6367 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2002-02-11 machine generated eng FR FR-2002-02-11 67 28