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H.R. 5741: | Shark Conservation Act of 2008 | 110th Congress 2007-2008 |
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. OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Cost: | less than
$1
per American over the 2009-2013 period.
| Status: |  | Introduced | Apr 9, 2008 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Reported by Committee | Jun 11, 2008 | | Passed House | Jul 8, 2008 |  | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions
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| Last Action: | Jul 9, 2008:
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
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Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | Jul 8, 2008:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote.
A record of each
representative’s position was not kept. |
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Jul 1, 2008 1:45 PM - I do not understand the wording, what would this bill do? -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Jul 12, 2008 6:55 AM -
It says that it is illegal for boats to bring in fins as cargo without having the complete shark. This would hopefully discourage finning. Also, it would make it illegal for any U.S. boat to be in possession of shark fins. Answered by a visitor on Oct 2, 2008 3:57 PM -
Yes, there are two important parts to this bill: 1. The sharks will have to brought to port WHOLE, that is with the fins attached. Currently shark fins can be brought to port, as long as they do not weigh more than 5% of the body weight of the accompanying carcasses. However, for most species the fins account for less than 2% of the total body weight. Plus, some sharks have high value fins and lower value meat, while other sharks have high value meat and lower value fins. That way, fishermen can fish one of each, bring back the high quality fins of one shark and the high quality meat of another. It looks like just one shark was brought in, but really two were killed. It's like double dipping. 2. The word "fishing" will be removed with regard to vessels allowed to carry fins. There was a big court case in California where a large US cargo vessel (hired by a Hong Kong based company to transport shark fins attained from finners on the high seas) was detained and fins seized. However, the court found that because the anti-shark fin bill prohibited possession of shark fins aboard "fishing" vessels, the cargo vessel did not fall under this category (because they did not actually do the fishing) and so set free. So, if this bill passes it will be illegal to possess shark fins on ANY United States vessel. |
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