Creates task force on shark depredation

Sets up a federal task force to study sharks taking hooked fish off fishing lines and to suggest ways to manage the problem.

• The Commerce Department must form the task force
• Members would include regional fishery councils, coastal state wildlife agencies and researchers
• It would suggest management strategies and share educational materials
• A report to Congress is due within two years, then every two years, and the group ends after seven years

Passed the House · Senate's turn

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