To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Marine Fisheries Service, to study the practice of shark finning in United States waters of the Central and Western Pacific Ocean and the effects that practice is having on shark populations in the Pacific Ocean.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce: (1) acting through the National Marine Fisheries Service, to study the practice of shark finning in U.S. waters of the Central and Western Pacific Ocean and the effects that practice is having on shark populations in the Pacific Ocean; and (2) to report on such study to Congress, including recommendations on how to best manage shark fisheries in such waters.