Source: HalifaxToday.ca
The Ecology Action Centre is calling on countries across the globe to follow Canada’s lead toward protecting mako shark populations before it’s too late
Continue reading Canada proposes international ban on retention of endangered mako sharks
Source: Faro de Vigo
Canadá ha presentado una propuesta que supondría la prohibición de la pesca de tiburón marrajo en el Atlántico norte.
Continue reading Canadá propone prohibir la pesca de marrajo en el Atlántico norte
COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it, including how we communicate, meet and make decisions, yet despite this fishing – and overfishing – continues and so must make efforts to protect shortfin mako sharks and other threatened species.
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) won’t be meeting in person this year, but decisions can – and must – still be made. Ahead of ICCAT parties embarking on their 2020 deliberations, the Shark League with our partners brought together supporters with scientists, conservationists and officials in two key regions to update on progress and plan for the next months when ICCAT has another chance to follow the science and prohibit mako catch in the North Atlantic.
Continue reading Making Time for Makos with Partners and Supporters Around the World
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Conservation du Requin-Taupe Bleu et Opportunités de Leadership Ouest-Africain Webinar, Octobre 1 2020
Continue reading Déclaration sur les actions pour la conservation du requin Mako
NGOs herald proposal for international science-based fishing limits, urge US & EU to get on board
Also available in French and Spanish.
Continue reading Canada Steps Up with Bid to Save Endangered Atlantic Mako Sharks
The United States has been a major obstacle to securing urgently needed protections for Endangered shortfin mako sharks. Scientists associated with the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have documented serious overfishing and depletion of the North Atlantic population, in particular, and have been advising a regional ban on retention since 2017.
In 2019, 16 ICCAT Parties supported heeding this advice, but opposition from the U.S. (and EU) prevented consensus, leaving the declining population woefully underprotected for another year. In anticipation of upcoming virtual ICCAT 2020 negotiations, a diverse array of 18 NGOs have united to urge the U.S. government to change course and help turn the tide for this exceptional species. Read the joint letter here.
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Un événement en ligne présenté par le Partenariat régional pour la conservation de la zone côtière et marine (PRCM) et la Shark League pour l’Atlantique et la Méditerranée
Continue reading Conservation du Requin-Taupe Bleu et Opportunités de Leadership Ouest-Africain
Major seafood companies have joined an appeal to ICCAT delegations to protect shortfin mako sharks, heeding scientists’ warnings about depletion in the North Atlantic and imminent risk in the South.
The letter signed by over eighty supermarket chains, tuna buyers, and NGOs sets out urgent issues for the tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organisations in 2020, highlighting mako sharks as the priority for ICCAT. While acknowledging the impacts of COVID-19 on the decision-making process, signatories believe progress can and must be made on such pressing concerns.
Read more on the NGO Tuna Forum website.