From | Shark News Issue 08 Written by | Ryan Charles «The IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group hosted a regional workshop in Thessaloniki, Greece, in May 2023. This facilitated conversations between regional experts crucial to the collation of information. The best available science, including peer-reviewed scientific articles and local ecological knowledge, was used to propose areas that may meet the ISRA criteria. In total, 166 experts contributed to the process, either in-person or online. This international effort resulted in delineating 65 ISRAs across 28 jurisdictions. In addition, six areas were mapped as candidate ISRA, which benefit from ongoing research that may help to define their importance in the future. Also 20 Areas of Interest were mapped to highlight potential areas for future investigation.» All factsheet summaries can be found in the recently published compendium entitled ‘Mediterranean and Black Seas: A Regional Compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas’. This is free to download from the ISRA website (sharkrayareas.org). This serves the purpose of simply sharing the importance of each area with everyone, including scientists, policy makers, and the general public.
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