The Future of Shark Conservation is Collaboration

​«The Shark and Ray Recovery Initiative (SARRI) and Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) are two different projects with strong synergy and opportunities to achieve more.» 

Download Newsletter

View Online

From | Shark News Issue 07
Written by | Melissa Cristina Márquez
 
«As a result of the partnership between leading conservationists and scientists – including members of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the Elasmo Project, James Cook University (JCU), and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – SAARI aims to recover 23 Endangered and Critically Endangered species in some of their last hotspots by introducing ‘shark recovery zones’ in the next decade. Other actions tailored to each location and species will enhance existing management measures, such as mitigation measures to reduce bycatch. Yet these ‘shark refuges’ seldom stop at national borders; efforts to conserve threatened species and ecosystems frequently span large spatial scales and cross multiple boundaries, making conservation outcomes conditional on the decisions made across multiple jurisdictions. It can get complex when you consider anthropogenic impacts. This is why ISRAs have taken human-based activities out of the equation.»

Download Newsletter

View Online