Effective
- September 1, 2012
- December 31, 2022
Effective December 31, 2022
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.
- July 1, 2023
Effective July 1, 2023
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.
- December 31, 2023
Effective December 31, 2023
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.
- April 19, 2023
Adopted
- January 23, 2012
Amended
- October 20, 2015
- July 27, 2021
Amended July 27, 2021
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.
- April 6, 2022
Amended April 6, 2022
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.
- April 19, 2023
Gear Type(s)
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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