Conservationists Highlight Shortcomings at Convention on Migratory Species Shark Meetings
Monaco, December 13, 2018. Most countries are not living up to shark and ray protection commitments made under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), according to conservationists. A comprehensive review released today by Shark Advocates International (SAI), Sharks Ahead, documents national and regional actions for 29 shark and ray species listed under CMS from 1999 to 2014.
Source: The Guardian
Author: Kate Hodal
The shortfin mako is at risk due to failure to halt overfishing, with EU ‘most to blame’
The world’s fastest shark may be swimming towards disaster after a major fisheries body failed to address continued overfishing of the highly vulnerable species, conservationists have warned.
Continue reading World’s fastest shark speeding toward extinction
Fishery Managers’ Failure Leaves Overfished Makos in Dire Need of EU & International Action
Dubrovnik, Croatia. November 19, 2018. Fishing nations gathered for the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have failed to address continued overfishing of mako sharks or strengthen the regional ban on shark finning.
Source: ABC.es
No se han establecido límites de captura por parte de los países que más marrajo pescan, entre los que se encuentra España, lamentan las ONG.
Continue reading La especie de tiburón más valiosa es también la más amenazada
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Continue reading A Recent Win For Sharks Against The Cruel Act Of Shark Finning
Source: Europress
Las ONG de conservación marina han celebrado la decisión este fin de semana de la Comisión General de Pesca del Mediterráneo de prohibir el desembarco de tiburones y otros pelágicos sin su aleta adherida al cuerpo, lo que contribuirá a “cerrar lagunas” en esta práctica en la región.
Source: ABC.es
A partir de ahora, todos desembarcarán con las aletas adheridas naturalmente al cuerpo, permitiendo recopilar información vital sobre las capturas totales
Continue reading Aprueban la prohibición total de «finning» para los tiburones mediterráneos
Tallinn, Estonia. September 21, 2018. International Fisheries Commission takes action for exceptionally long-lived Greenland Sharks and depleted Thorny Skates, but falls short of scientific advice
Continue reading Targeting Arctic Shark Banned by North Atlantic Fishery Managers
Download our factsheet on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Committee on Fisheries, Thirty-third Session (9-13 July 2018, Rome, Italy)
Conservation Groups Applaud Big Step Toward Safeguarding Mediterranean Species
Continue reading Turkey Takes Sweeping Action to Protect Endangered Sharks & Rays
