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«In the last two decades, approximately 70% of all pelagic shark and ray populations have declined and are at an elevated risk of extinction. Intervention is urgently needed to reduce mortality and recover their populations. »
From | Shark News Issue 08 Written by | Alexandra Morata «In the last two decades, approximately 70% of all pelagic shark and ray populations have declined and are at an elevated risk of extinction. Intervention is urgently needed to reduce mortality and recover their populations. To inform policy and support policymakers and other relevant stakeholders in the decision-making process, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group (SSG), in collaboration with the IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG), is working towards the development of a conservation strategy and action plan for pelagic sharks and rays. The work undertaken so far has been supported by the Convention on the Conservation on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Secretariat. A series of online workshops and meetings were organised in late 2022 and early 2023. On November 1, 2022, the first workshop was held. There were two two-hour sessions, the purpose of which was to identify the issues relevant to planning the conservation of pelagic sharks and rays. A total of 30 participants attended the workshops. Sessions began with Rima Jabado, Chair of the IUCN SSC SSG, providing a brief description of the project and its goals, followed by a summary presentation by Nathan Pacoureau on the recent analysis of global pelagic shark and ray trends. The remainder of each session was led by Caroline Lees, Program Officer of the IUCN SSC CPSG, and was devoted to a brainstorming session.»
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