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Fernando de Noronha é identificada como ‘área importante para tubarões e raias’ por comissão internacional

8/5/2025

Read about how the Fernando de Noronha, an ISRA identified in the South American Atlantic, was highlighted in this article by g1 | globo.

Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs): A blueprint for conservation

25/3/2025

After a temporary break from publication in 2024, the Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI) newsletter is back – packed with news from around the GOBI community and beyond. See the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) being featured in this issue!

Swim With Sharks In Rangiroa’s Blue Lagoon In French Polynesia

13/2/2025

See here how the Global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras is highlighted in Forbes latest article about shark tourism in Rangiroa, French Polynesia.

Australia a haven as shark and ray populations collapse

16/1/2025

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.

A third of sharks, rays, chimaeras threatened with extinction – Report

29/12/2024

See the Global status report on sharks, rays, and chimaeras, an SSG report, featured in this issue of EnviroNews.

Sharks and rays now 20% closer to extinction, says new Index

6/12/2024

See this article on from Oceanographic as it features the newly released Science paper titled 'Ecological erosion and expanding extinction risk of sharks and rays' by Dulvy et al. (2024).

The $1-Billion Shark Trade: Can Conservation Keep Up?

3/12/2024

Sharks and rays are more than the sum of their parts. Their ecological significance, cultural value, and role in human livelihoods make them worth saving. | AFP via Getty Images

In this article by Forbes, it features the Global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, the latest report by the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group.

Demand for shark meat doubles despite species extinction threat

2/12/2024

Delve into this article from Oceanographic, where it features the Global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, the latest report by the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group.

The IUCN’s report on the global status of sharks, rays and chimaeras: a crisis, but there are solutions

2/12/2024

Blue sharks | © Simon Hilbourne Copyright

See here for the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group's latest publication, The Global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, feature in this article from Save Our Seas Foundation.

Divers, Fishers and Scientists Map Sharks and Rays to Save Them

14/10/2024

See here for an interactive map developed by Macaranga that features the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) delineated within Malaysian waters.

Protecting Sharks and Rays in Pacific Islands waters

19/9/2024

In this article by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), they feature the latest regional workshop from the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project in Fiji for the New Zealand and Pacific Islands region.

Protecting sharks and rays in Pacific waters

19/9/2024

Read here in this issue of the Samoa Observer about the New Zealand and Pacific Islands' regional workshop for the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project.

16 aree per salvare squali e razze

12/7/2024

The new WWF Italy report on the occasion of World Shark Day highlights the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project, providing an update since the Mediterranean regional workshop.

MMF Helps Shape Seven New Important Shark and Ray Areas in Myanmar & Thailand

27/5/2024

A giant manta swims over reef at Black Rock, Myanmar. Photo by Anna Flam

Read more about the Asia update of the Important Shark & Ray Areas (ISRAs) project from the Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF).

122 Important Shark and Ray Areas identified in Asia

22/5/2024

In this article from Oceanographic, it features the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project, and the release of the compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas identified in the waters of Asia.

MMF’s research pivotal in establishing new IUCN shark and ray protections

19/1/2024

In the third regional workshop in a series of workshops, the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project turns towards the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. Read more in this article featured on Dive Magazine.

To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species' most important locations

11/1/2024

In this article from Yahoo! News, it emphasizes the importance of shark and ray conservation. This led to the discussion on the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project and their progress thus far.

Conservation Efforts to Save Endangered Sharks and Rays in Ghana and Indonesia

11/1/2024

Read more about the importance of conserving sharks and rays in Ghana and Indonesia, and how the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project can support this. At the time of release in Medriva, the ISRA project had covered the Western Indian Ocean region and was geared towards the Asia region soon after.

Des zones protégées pour les requins en réflexion

21/12/2023

At the time of release, this article from Clicanoo focused on two areas proposed to be recognized as Important shark and Ray Areas (ISRA), one between Saint-Gilles and Saint-Paul, and the other between L'Étang-Salé and Saint-Pierre.

La Región de Murcia contará con un área de especial protección de tiburones y rayas

8/10/2023

Focused on this article by SER Chain is the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project, namely on the two ISRAs confirmed in the Alicante and the Murcia Region.

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