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Creates a Shark Depredation Task Force led by the Secretary of Commerce to study why sharks eat or damage fish caught on lines or nets (“shark depredation”), share findings with fishery managers, researchers, and the fishing community, and develop practical ways to reduce it. The task force must set research priorities, suggest management strategies, and create educational materials. It must report to Congress every two years and will end no later than seven years after it starts. The measure also adds research projects under existing federal fisheries law to better understand causes of shark depredation and how to address it.
SHARKED Act of 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H240-241)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced January 3, 2025 by Robert J. Wittman · Last progress January 22, 2025