The July 27, 2021, amendment added a fins naturally attached requirement.
This change is effective December 31, 2022, for all gear types.
The text of the measure that you see on this page is current and complete. For details on how participating companies will be audited on this measure, see the audit protocol.
The April 6, 2022, amendment added a proof of implementation of the public policy requirement.
This change is effective July 1, 2023, for purse-seine vessels and December 31, 2023, for longline vessels.
The text of the measure that you see on this page is current and complete. For details on how participating companies will be audited on this measure, see the audit protocol.
The April 6, 2022, amendment added a proof of implementation of the public policy requirement.
This change is effective July 1, 2023, for purse-seine vessels and December 31, 2023, for longline vessels.
The text of the measure that you see on this page is current and complete. For details on how participating companies will be audited on this measure, see the audit protocol.
The July 27, 2021, amendment added a fins naturally attached requirement.
This change is effective December 31, 2022, for all gear types.
The text of the measure that you see on this page is current and complete. For details on how participating companies will be audited on this measure, see the audit protocol.
The April 6, 2022, amendment added a proof of implementation of the public policy requirement.
This change is effective July 1, 2023, for purse-seine vessels and December 31, 2023, for longline vessels.
The text of the measure that you see on this page is current and complete. For details on how participating companies will be audited on this measure, see the audit protocol.
1. 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.
2. As of 1 April 2024, proof of implementation of the public policy in paragraph 1 shall be required for purse seine vessels.
3. As of 1 April 2024, proof of implementation of the public policy in paragraph 1 shall be required for all other gear types, including longline vessels.
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