Australia a haven as shark and ray populations collapse

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Read here as James Cook University features the Global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, highlighting key topics of the report such as overfishing driving most species to extinction as demand for their meat rapidly increases – but Australia is currently bucking the trend.

WRITTEN BY | Dr Andrew Chin
FROM | James Cook University

James Cook University fisheries researcher Ana Barbosa Martins said the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released its report on the global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras.

The 2000-plus page resource was developed by more than 400 specialists, including 16 JCU associates, across 158 countries and jurisdictions, encompassing the most up to date information for this threatened group.

​Read the full article online here.