#Lacey act

Sen. Schatz Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Help Stop Illegal Deforestation Globally

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and US Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today unveiled the Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act that creates a framework for the federal government to deter commodity-driven illegal deforestation around the world.

Owner of Japan Fishing Vessel Pleads Guilty to Shark Fin Trafficking

Hamada Suisan Co. Ltd., the owner of the Japanese-flagged fishing vessel, M.V. Kyoshin Maru No. 20, plead guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to aiding and abetting the attempted export of shark fins out of Hawaiʻi in violation of the Lacey Act, the Department of Justice announced today. 

Federal Charges Filed in Alleged Shark Fin Trafficking Incident in Hawai‘i

Hamada Suisan Co. Ltd., the owner of a Japanese-flagged fishing vessel, was charged in federal court today with allegedly aiding and abetting the attempted export of shark fins out of Hawaiʻi in violation of the Lacey Act.