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A major step for protecting threatened sharks and rays in Bangladesh

28/9/2021

 
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WCS informs fishers during at-sea surveys about the legal protection of threatened sharks and rays in Bangladesh
This week the Government of Bangladesh took a major step to improve the protection of threatened sharks and rays by updating the list of species and species groups under the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act, 2012. The updated list empowers the strict protection of eight genera and 23 shark and ray species, while allowing the sustainable exploitation, consumption, and trade of one genus and 29 species if their catch is found to be non-detrimental to wild populations.

​Bangladesh is a global hotspot for sharks and rays. Many species are threatened with extinction without urgent action taken to protect them. Sharks and rays are highly valued for their fins, gill plates and skins exported to international markets, especially China.

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New Global Study Finds Unprecedented Shark and Ray Extinction Risk

6/9/2021

 
Experts classify one-third of chondrichthyan fish species as threatened, urge conservation action
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Guitarfishes and wedgefishes are among the most threatened rays, due to the high value of their large fins. This Whitespotted Wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) reaches over 3 metres long and is classified as Critically Endangered by IUCN. Protea Banks, South Africa. Photo by Matthew D. Potenski | mdp.myportfolio.com
A new analysis published today in the journal Current Biology finds that one-third of the world’s chondrichthyan fishes – sharks, rays, and chimaeras – are now threatened with extinction according to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List criteria.
In this new global analysis, experts assessed 1,199 shark, ray, and chimaera species against International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List criteria and found 391 (32%) qualify as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable. Species classified in these three IUCN categories are considered threatened with extinction. That statistic increases to more than one-third (37.5%) if Data Deficient species are assumed to be threatened in the same proportion as assessed species.

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