14 Feb 2023
The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project has released the first electronic atlas of priority areas for sharks, rays, and chimaeras. Sharks and rays are some of the most threatened vertebrates on Earth, and the ISRA project uses the best available science to identify regions across global waters most critical for the long-term survival […]
14 Feb 2023
Protected marine areas are one of the essential tools for the conservation of natural resources affected by human impact —mainly fishing—, but, are they enough to recover the functioning of these systems? A paper published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science highlights the limitations of marine reserves in restoring food webs to their pristine state […]
31 Jan 2023
Nearly two-thirds of coral reef shark and ray species worldwide are threatened with extinction, a new study in Nature Communications shows. The results suggest that the extinction risk of coral reef sharks and rays, as a percentage of threatened species, is almost double that of all 1,199 known shark and ray species. The findings highlight the […]
22 Nov 2022
More than 50 species of sharks are to be given protection from over-exploitation in what’s being seen as a milestone for shark conservation. Nearly 200 countries have voted to add a raft of sharks to the list of species protected under global trade rules, the BBC reported. The news follows repeated and increasing calls for […]
15 Nov 2022
In a new global study, experts use the iconic predatory tunas, billfishes and sharks as sentinels of ocean health to support the development of long-term and robust indicators for addressing sustainability and biodiversity loss in oceanic ecosystems. The AZTI technology centre, in collaboration with Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), has developed this new […]
15 Nov 2022
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, a multilateral agreement, currently lists nearly 70 elasmobranch fish species in its three appendices. These include manta rays (Mobula spp.), mako sharks (Isurusspp.) and sawfishes (family Pristidae). CITES is a United Nations agreement that is binding in 184 countries and limits […]
08 Nov 2022
The mysterious Greenland shark – thought to have the longest lifespan of any vertebrate – has been granted new, historic protections by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). The US and Canada, with support from the UK and the EU, proposed and secured a science-based ban on retaining the species from international waters. […]
19 Jul 2022
A new approach to collecting data on the Critically Endangered and elusive Angelshark around the Welsh coast has proven successful. Crucial data, published in a paper on 05 July 2022, were primarily sourced by commercial, recreational and charter fishers across Wales and the Irish Sea in an approach co-designed by the fishing community and Angel […]
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