United States · Law · HR
H.R. 81 (111th)
Shark Conservation Act of 2009
Introduced
6 January 2009
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 111-348.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Shark Conservation Act of 2009 - Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to list a nation in the biennial report on international compliance if the nation's fishing vessels are or have been engaged in fishing activities that target or incidentally catch sharks and the nation has not adopted a shark conservation program that is comparable, taking into account different conditions, to that of the United States, including measures to prohibit removal any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the carcass of the shark at sea. Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise provisions prohibiting the removal of shark fins to make it a prohibited act to: (1) remove any shark fin (including the tail) at sea; (2) have a fin aboard a fishing vessel unless the fin is naturally attached to the carcass; (3) transfer a fin from one vessel to another or receive a fin unless it is naturally attached; or (4) land a fin that is not naturally attached to a carcass or land a carcass without fins naturally attached. Revises the current rebuttable presumption provision concerning shark fins on fishing vessels to create a rebuttable presumption that, if any shark fin (including the tail) is aboard a non-fishing vessel without being naturally attached, the fin was transferred from a fishing vessel in violation.
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16 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 4 January 2011
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 4 January 2011
Public Law
summary · EN · 4 January 2011
Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 20 December 2010
Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 20 December 2010
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 20 December 2010
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 3 March 2009
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 3 March 2009
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 2 March 2009
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 2 March 2009
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 2 March 2009
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 January 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/81
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/81