Shark Finning Prohibition Act
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The Shark Finning Prohibition Act was signed into law by Bill Clinton on December 21, 2000.[1][2] It had forbidden finning by any vessels in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (up to 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) offshore), and possession of fins by any U.S.-flagged fishing vessels on international waters. It also prohibited any fishing vessel from landing at a U.S. port with shark fins whose weight exceeds 5% of the total weight of shark carcasses landed or on board. These provisions left loopholes that would successfully be exploited in its first court test.
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Long title | An Act to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | SFPA |
Enacted by | the 106th United States Congress |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 106–557 (text) (PDF) |
Statutes at Large | 114 Stat. 2772 |
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Acts amended | Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act |
Titles amended | 16 U.S.C. |
U.S.C. sections amended | 1857 |
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Major amendments | |
Shark Conservation Act of 2009 |
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