H.R. 5741 (110th): Shark Conservation Act of 2008

Introduced:
Apr 09, 2008 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Del. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU0]
Status:
Died (Passed House)

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 8, 2008 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Apr 09, 2008
Referred to Committee Apr 09, 2008
Reported by Committee Jun 11, 2008
Passed House Jul 08, 2008
Cosponsors
14 cosponsors (13D, 1R) (show)
Committees

House Natural Resources

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Full Title

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.

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Last updated Jul 09, 2008.
5 pages

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7/8/2008--Passed House amended.
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.
Creates a rebuttable presumption that, if any shark fin (including the tail) is aboard a non-fishing vessel without being naturally attached, the fin was transferred in violation.

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