| Fishing: National agency cracking down on anglers seeking shark fins |
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By Martin Armstrong Special Correspondent May 18 2008 var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; } Last week the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) received a request from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Sustainable Fisheries, to review proposed management activities related to the Atlantic highly migratory species fisheries for consistency with the enforceable policies of Connecticut's federally approved Coastal Management Program as contained in Sections 22a-90 through 22a-112 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The NMFS has proposed a rule to modify permitting and reporting requirements for the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) International Trade Permit (ITP) to improve program efficacy and enforceability. In addition, the modified regulations would implement an international bluefin tuna catch document program, and require that shark fin importers, exporters, and re-exporters obtain the HMS ITP for NMFS to assist in monitoring the trade of shark fins.
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