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News

Applying the Key Biodiversity Area Standard to Important Sites for Sharks

24/6/2025

 
NEW PUBLICATION
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We looked at how Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) can also support the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs).

Our findings? 1 in 5 ISRAs already qualify as KBAs.

These area-based management tools are complimentary and using them together can be powerful to ensure nations meet their 30x30 commitments under Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Find out how these tools can work together here: https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13117

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50 years after ‘Jaws,’ sharks face their own terror

20/6/2025

 
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Read here the story on the changes to the status of sharks and rays in the last 50 years since the movie 'Jaws' was released, featuring information from the Global status on sharks, rays, and chimaeras report.

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Nations come on board to Halt Shark and Ray Extinction

11/6/2025

 
PRESS RELEASE | June 11, 2025
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​As the biodiversity crisis in our oceans continues to raise alarm, major progress to protect pivotal ocean species was achieved today at the UN Ocean Conference.

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    • Who We Are >
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      • Our Members
      • Our History
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      • North America
      • Central America and the Caribbean
      • South America
      • Northern Europe
      • Mediterranean
      • Africa
      • Indian Ocean
      • ​Asia
      • Oceania
    • What We Do >
      • Aquarium Working Group
      • Assess Working Group
      • Bycatch Working Group
      • Communication Working Group
      • Deepwater Chondrichthyans Working Group
      • Human Dimensions Working Group
      • Integrative Taxonomy Working Group
      • Marine Historical Ecology Working Group
  • Resources
    • Shark News
    • Shark News | Submission Guidelines
    • Shark News Legacy
    • Important Shark and Ray Areas >
      • ISRA Scientific Publications
    • Publications >
      • 2024 Global Status Report
      • Status Reports
      • Fisheries Management
      • Conservation Strategies
      • Migratory Species
      • Process Maps
      • SSG Statements
      • Identification Guide
      • Trade
      • Other
    • Policy Planning >
      • CITES >
        • CITES 17th CoP
      • The Convention on Migratory Species and Sharks
      • The Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MOU)
      • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and Sharks
      • RFMOs
      • IPOA-Sharks
    • Workshops
    • Press
    • Links
    • Media Resources
    • Scientific References
  • News
  • Contact
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