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

Initially Adopted

  • January 23, 2012

Gear Type(s)

All Gear Types
This measure also applies to the PVR
Conservation Measure 3.1(c)
Participating Company Compliance
June 2025, 24 Companies
100%
Full
Conformance

Processors, traders, importers, transporters, marketers and others involved in the seafood industry shall not conduct transactions with companies that do not have a public policy prohibiting shark finning and requiring sharks be landed with fins naturally attached, if retained. For the purposes of this measure a policy is “public” if it is published on the company’s website or is otherwise available to the general public.

RELATED CONSERVATION MEASURES

3.1 Sharks

3.1(a) Shark-Finning Policy

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

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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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3.6 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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