INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ADOPTS U.S. PROPOSAL FOR SHARK

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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ADOPTS U.S. PROPOSAL FOR SHARK FINNING BAN

Nov. 29, 2004 — Sixty-three countries unanimously adopted historic and unprecedented protective measures for Atlantic sharks during the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Led by NOAA, the United States delegation pushed for and won a consensus agreement. "This agreement is what we needed to ensure the survival of Atlantic sharks," said William Hogarth, director of NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. government commissioner to ICCAT. "American fishermen have been adhering to strict regulations for sharks, and this action will level the regulatory arena so all nations can contribute to shark conservation."

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2346.htm