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
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
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Continue reading „Make or Break for Makos“ – Notruf für den Kurzflossenmakohai
Source: EFEVerde.
Author: Redacción EFEverde.
Los marrajos del Atlántico Norte sufren “una fuerte sobrepesca y van camino del colapso” han advertido este miércoles en un comunicado las organizaciones ambientalistas especializadas en tiburones Shark Advocates International, Ecology Action Centre, Shark Trust y Project AWARE.
Las cuatro entidades han anunciado su intención de elaborar propuestas concretas dentro del marco de la reunión anual de la Comisión Internacional para la Conservación del Atún Atlántico (ICCAT), a través de las organizaciones regionales de ordenación pesquera para proteger a esta especie de escualos, tanto en el Atlántico como en el Mediterráneo.
Su intención es “invertir el declive de las poblaciones de marrajo” así como evitar la práctica del ‘aleteo’, consistente en cortar las aletas de los tiburones y volver a echar el cuerpo al mar.
Este tipo de tiburón ha sido clasificado en 2019 como “especie en peligro de extinción” por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) y, según el comunicado, España es “responsable de más desembarques de marrajo que cualquier otra nación pesquera” pero si salen adelante las propuestas de estas organizaciones “sentarían precedente para mejorar sus perspectivas a nivel mundial”.
Source: The Guardian
Author: Karen McVeigh
A record number of countries voted to restrict fishing of mako sharks in an effort to protect the endangered species.
A record number of countries have voted to protect the world’s fastest shark from extinction in a move welcomed by conservationists as a “wake up call” for fishing nations who have ignored the endangered species’ decline.
In Geneva this week, governments voted under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to regulate the international trade in both species of mako shark – long and short fin – in addition to 16 vulnerable species of sharks and rays.
Mako sharks, the “cheetahs of the ocean”, can reach speeds of up to 43mph. They are overfished worldwide, but the shortfin mako is considered especially vulnerable in the North Atlantic. EU vessels, mainly Spanish and Portuguese, were responsible for 65% of all reported catches of shortfin makos in the North Atlantic from January to June in 2018, according to the Shark Trust, and have not been subject to any limit on catch.
The Shark Specialist Group (SSG) of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released updated Red List assessments for more than 50 species of sharks and rays. Of particular concern is the Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) whose global classification has changed from Vulnerable to Endangered. Shortfin mako sharks are particularly overfished in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. The SSG is recommending that mako landings be prohibited, which aligns with commitments made by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and scientific advice for the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Spain’s high seas fleets take more makos than another other country, but its catches outside the Mediterranean are unlimited and there are no international mako quotas. The Shark League is urging ICCAT Parties, including the EU, to ban mako landings, and GFCM Parties to implement the Mediterranean mako ban at the national level.
Background:
The new Red List Assessments for Australian and oceanic sharks can be found at www.iucnredlist.org
Species classified as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List are considered threatened with extinction. The Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) and the Longfin Mako (Isurus paucus) have moved from Vulnerable to Endangered classifications, signalling a higher risk of extinction. This change, however, is considered “non-genuine” in IUCN terminology, meaning that it is based on new information not available during the previous assessment.
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