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3.1(b) Prohibition of Transactions with Shark-Finning Vessels

Initially Adopted

  • January 23, 2012

Gear Type(s)

All Gear Types
This measure also applies to the PVR

Processors, traders, importers, transporters and others involved in the seafood industry shall not conduct transactions with vessels that carry out shark finning and/or do not land all sharks with fins naturally attached, if retained.

For the purpose of determining if a vessel is conducting shark finning and/or has not landed all sharks with fins naturally attached, if retained, processors, traders, importers, transporters, marketers and others involved in the seafood industry will rely upon the publicly available conclusions of investigations conducted by the RFMOs or national governments. After a period of 2 years from the date of the conclusion of the investigation, processors, traders, importers, transporters, marketers and others involved in the seafood industry can resume transactions with those vessels identified above, provided the vessels are not involved in further incidents.

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3.1 Sharks

3.1(a) Shark-Finning Policy

3.1(c) Prohibition of Transactions with Companies without a Public Policy Prohibiting Shark Finning

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3.2 Large-Scale Pelagic Driftnets Prohibition

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3.3 Full Retention of Tunas

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3.4 Skipper Best Practices

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3.5 Transactions with Vessels that Use Only Non-entangling FADs

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3.6 Transactions with Vessels Implementing Best Practices for Sharks, Sea Turtles and Seabirds

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3.7 Transactions with Vessels or Companies with Vessel-Based FAD Management Policies

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