Apr
2021
While many ocean conservation issues come and go from public consciousness, the plight of the Atlantic mako shark population remains at the heart of an ongoing campaign by recreational divers to end the unsustainable exploitation of this species.
Source: La Voz de Galicia
Celebran la prohibición de las 90 toneladas que los palangreros de superficie capturaron el año pasado.
La organización conservacionista Shark League está convencida de que la decisión que ha tomado el Ministerio de Transición Ecológica español de imponer un cupo cero para la venta de marrajo tendrá consecuencias positivas en la reducción de la sobrepesca de la especie en el Atlántico norte. Y es que, según sostiene la Shark League en un comunicado, España ocupa la primera posición mundial en capturas de marrajo dientuso y es responsable de alrededor de la mitad de los desembarques de ejemplares de la población de ese océano, especialmente diezmada.
The new ban on shortfin mako landings from high seas North Atlantic fisheries coincides with similar prohibitions just imposed by Spain. The combined actions of these two fishing powers could just turn the tide for this endangered population.
The Shark League is congratulating the Portuguese government for taking action to protect one of the world’s most valuable and threatened shark species, the shortfin mako. A new moratorium on landing applies to shortfin makos caught in North Atlantic high seas fisheries, the source of most of Portugal’s mako catch. News of the ban comes just as even broader mako protections by Spain are coming to light. Because these two countries are responsible for ~65% of the total landings of North Atlantic makos, their combined actions have great potential to stem serious overfishing and save this particularly depleted population from collapse.
Continue reading Shark League Applauds Portugal for Long-Awaited Mako Protection
Source: Periodistas en Español
Entidades conservacionistas han valorado las medidas aplicadas por el gobierno español con el fin de proteger al marrajo dientuso¹, una de las especies de tiburón más preciadas y amenazadas del mundo.
Continue reading España aplica medidas de protección para los marrajos en peligro de extinción
Source: Europapress
Shark League celebra las nuevas medidas del Gobierno español para proteger a los marrajos en peligro de extinció
Source: Oceanographic Magazine
Despite promoting science-based shark conservation in the past, The European Union and the United States were the main obstacles to the implementation of desperately needed protections for mako sharks at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
Continue reading EU and US prevent vital protections for endangered mako sharks
Source: The Guardian
The species, mainly caught as bycatch but also prized by sports fishermen, is facing an alarming decline in numbers
Continue reading EU and US block plans to protect endangered shortfin mako sharks