Conservation & Management

The IUCN/ SSC Shark Specialist Group (SSG) recently formed this regional group for West Africa, comprising countries previously incorporated within the Northeast Atlantic and the Subequatorial Africa regions. Future web updates will cover the West African region separately on this page, but for the latest reports on Conservation and Management in this region, please see the updates on the separate Northeast Atlantic and the Subequatorial Africa pages, or consult the corresponding sections in the Global Status report: click on the image below to download a pdf.