分类: 2022

A New Hope

20/9/2022

A newly released peer-reviewed paper in Frontiers in Marine Science emphasises that establishing measures to address the global decline in Chondrichthyes is more urgent than ever.

The paper, “Putting sharks on the map: a global standard for improving shark area-based conservation,” outlines a set of standardized criteria for Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) that can support management considerations to reverse the loss of sharks globally and integrate these into area-based planning.

Shark News | Issue 06 | July 2022

31/7/2022

We want to invite you to discover the sixth issue of Shark News – the official IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group (SSG) magazine.

Shark News provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of shark, ray, and chimaera conservation matters for SSG members and the general interested audience.

Save Our Seas Foundation joins Shark Conservation Fund to save sharks and secure healthy oceans

4/5/2022

In this article, it features the recent collaboration between the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) and the Shark Conservation Fund (SCF) leads to increased efforts in projects related to conserving sharks and their habitats.

Shark News | Issue 05 | April 2022

24/4/2022

We want to invite you to discover the fifth issue of Shark News – the official IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group (SSG) magazine.

Shark News provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of shark, ray, and chimaera conservation matters for SSG members and the general interested audience.

Putting critical sites for sharks on the map

12/4/2022

«Generally sharks, rays and chimaeras are long-lived, take a long time to reach maturity, are slow to reproduce and, when they do, produce few young. These characteristics make them extremely vulnerable to overfishing and other human-induced impacts, like climate change and habitat degradation. It is crucial that we find new and effective ways to protect these species before it’s too late.»

The Save Our Seas Foundation, who has funded the critical work on developing the selection and review criteria for Important Shark and Ray Areas, has featured a story about the importance of this new tool to ensure the right areas for sharks are considered in spatial planning such as the design and designation of marine protected areas.

Shark News | Issue 04 | January 2022

12/1/2022

We want to invite you to discover the fourth issue of Shark News – the official IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group (SSG) magazine.

Shark News provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of shark, ray, and chimaera conservation matters for SSG members and the general interested audience.

Introducing ISRAs : Important Shark and Ray Areas

1/1/2022

An article introducing the Important Shark and Ray Areas was featured in the Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI) latest newsletter. Written by Dr Rima Jabado (Chair: IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group) and Dr Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara (Co-Chair: IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force), the article highlights the need for this new tool to delineate those areas most important to the persistence of sharks and how it can contribute to improved spatial planning.

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