High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act; Identification and Certification Procedures To Address Shark Conservation
other · shark · Published 2013-01-16 · Effective 2013-01-16 · 78 FR 3338
Document
Document number
2013-00703
Federal Register citation
78 FR 3338
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Species
shark
Publication date
2013-01-16
Effective date
2013-01-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 1103210208-2676-02
Abstract
This final action sets forth identification and certification procedures to implement provisions of the Shark Conservation Act, which amended the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (Moratorium Protection Act), to address shark conservation in areas beyond any national jurisdiction. This action also amends the definition of illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing for purposes of the Moratorium Protection Act.