Important Shark and Ray Areas mapped in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

​NEWS | May 18, 2023

​«85 Important Shark and Ray Areas, protected places for rare and endangered species, have been officially delineated in the Mediterranean and Black Sea after a five-day conference held in Greece.»  

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From | Monaco Life
Written by | Stephanie Horsman
 
«85 Important Shark and Ray Areas, protected places for rare and endangered species, have been officially delineated in the Mediterranean and Black Sea after a five-day conference held in Greece.
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Thanks to participants at a recent five-day workshop in Thessaloniki, Greece, which was organised by the IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group and hosted by iSea, 85 Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) have been mapped in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions.

Over 180 experts gathered both online and in person for the working conference, which compiled swathes of current data to configure the new zones.»

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