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Sub-equatorial Africa Regional Group

 Regional Vice-Chair:

Simon Pierce, Marine Megafauna Foundation (Mozambique)
Melita Samoilys, CORDIO East Africa (Kenya)

Regional Members:

Markus Burgener, TRAFFIC (South Africa)
Charlene da Silva, South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Africa)
Rodney Govinden, Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles)
Boaz Kaunda -Arara, University of Eldoret Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Kenya)
Jeremy Kiszka, Florida International University (USA)
Ruth Leeney, Save Our Seas (UK)
Andrea Marshall, Marine Megafauna Foundation (Mozambique)
Meaghen McCord, South African Shark Conservancy (South Africa)
Jason Rubens, Sound Ocean Limited (Tanzania)
Warwick Sauer, Rhodes University (South Africa)
Malcom Smale, South Africa (South Africa)
Marc Soria, Institute for Research and Development (France)

Publications

Da Silva, C., Booth, A.J., Dudley, S.F.J., Kerwath, S.E., Lamberth, S.J., Leslie, R.W., McCord, M.E., Sauer, W.H.H. and Zweig, T. 2015. The current status and management of South Africa's chondrichthyan fisheries. African Journal of Marine Science 37(2): 233-248.

Davidson, L.N. and Dulvy, N.K. 2017. Global marine protected areas to prevent extinctions. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1(2): 0040.


Dulvy, N.K., Davidson, L.N., Kyne, P.M., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Harrison, L.R., Carlson, J.K. and Fordham, S.V. 2016. Ghosts of the coast: global extinction risk and conservation of sawfishes. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 26(1): 134-153.

Ebert, D.A. and Van Hees, K.E. 2015. Beyond Jaws: rediscovering the ‘lost sharks’ of southern Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 37(2): 141-156.

Kiszka, J., Quod, J.P. and Berggren, P. 2016. Sharks and rays: A field guide to common elasmobranchs of East Africa. Western Indian Ocean Marine Association (WIOMSA). Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Kuguru, G., Maduna, S., da Silva, C., Gennari, E., Rhode, C. and Bester-van der Merwe, A. 2018. DNA barcoding of chondrichthyans in South African fisheries. Fisheries Research 206: 292-295.

Temple, A.J., Kiszka, J.J., Stead, S.M., Wambiji, N., Brito, A., Poonian, C.N., Amir, O.A., Jiddawi, N., Fennessy, S.T., Pérez-Jorge, S. and Berggren, P. 2017. Marine megafauna interactions with small-scale fisheries in the southwestern Indian Ocean: a review of status and challenges for research and management. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 28(1): 1-27.

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  • Home
  • About the SSG
    • Who We Are >
      • Membership and Terms of Reference
      • Australia and Oceania
      • Central America and the Caribbean
      • Indian Ocean
      • Mediterranean
      • Northeast Atlantic
      • Northwest Atlantic
      • Northeast Pacific
      • Northwest Pacific
      • Eastern South America
      • Western South America
      • Southeast Asia
      • Sub-equatorial Africa
      • West Africa
    • FAQs
    • Publications
    • Statements and Documents
    • Sponsors and Supporters
    • Policy Planning >
      • CITES >
        • CITES 17th CoP
      • CMS
      • RFMOs
      • IPOA-Sharks
    • Links
    • Contact
  • Global Shark Trends Project
    • A New Era for the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group
    • Assessing Extinction Risk for Global Shark Trends
    • Shark Systematics and the IUCN Red List
    • Recent Activities
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Resources
    • Past Red List Workshops
  • Global Analyses
  • Conservation Strategies
    • Conservation Strategies: Sawfish >
      • Sawfish Progress & Priorities
    • Conservation Strategies: Devil and Manta Rays
    • Conservation Strategies: Angel Sharks
  • IUCN Red List
  • Press
  • 2020-03 IUCN Red List Update