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122 Important Shark and Ray Areas identified in Asia

8/5/2024

 
PRESS RELEASE | May 08, 2024
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May 8, 2024. The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project has released a compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas identified the waters of Asia. Areas delineated range in size from 0.9 km2 to 420,817.93 km2, encompassing shallow coastal waters to seas as deep as 1,928 m. They are important for a wide range of threatened and non-threatened species including the Widenose Guitarfish Glaucostegus obtusus, the Giant Freshwater Whipray Urogymnus polylepis, the Megamouth Shark Megachasma pelagios.

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Seychelles’ Aldabra Atoll officially designated as Important Shark and Ray Area

14/4/2024

 
PRESS RELEASE |  April 14, 2024
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Aldabra Atoll has officially been designated as an Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission shark specialist group.

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New Global Study Finds rising Deepwater Shark and Ray Extinction Risk

7/3/2024

 
PRESS RELEASE | March 7, 2024
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Experts show deepwater sharks and rays are amongst the most sensitive marine vertebrates to overexploitation driven by international trade in meat and oil, urge conservation action
«A new analysis published today in the journal Science finds that one-in-seven deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species criteria. A team of experts from around the world note that the biggest threat to this group of deepwater megafauna is overfishing, specifically being captured incidentally as bycatch of fisheries targeting commercially important species. ​»

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Convention on Migratory Species Acts to Protect Sharks and Rays

24/2/2024

 
PRESS RELEASE | February 24, 2024
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Photo by Gregoire Jeanneau | Unsplash
«​Significant progress was made towards conserving sharks and rays at the recently concluded 14th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). A wide range of issues related to sharks and rays were discussed, including ecological connectivity, bycatch, and deep sea mineral exploitation activities. Major conservation success stories include listing several new species of sharks and rays on the CMS Appendices, adopting a Single Species Action Plan for Angelshark, encouraging the use of Important Shark and Ray Areas in marine spatial planning, supporting Concerted Actions for priority species, and taking action to ensure effective implementation of CMS requirements for the threatened Oceanic Whitetip Shark.»

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New plan to save one of the world’s most threatened rays from extinction: the Maugean Skate will be extinct in a decade unless we act now

10/10/2023

 
PRESS RELEASE |  October 10, 2023
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The Maugean Skate, one of the world’s most threatened fish, has less than a decade before extinction unless authorities act soon. ​

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    • Who We Are >
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      • North America
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      • Integrative Taxonomy Working Group
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  • Resources
    • Shark News >
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      • ISRA Scientific Publications
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      • 2024 Global Status Report
      • Status Reports
      • Fisheries Management
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      • Process Maps
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      • Identification Guide
      • Trade
      • Other
    • Policy Planning >
      • CITES >
        • CITES 17th CoP
      • The Convention on Migratory Species and Sharks
      • The Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MOU)
      • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and Sharks
      • RFMOs
      • IPOA-Sharks
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