July 2021
What: Negotiations on a multi-national proposal to ban retention of shortfin mako sharks from the seriously overfished North Atlantic population. Scientists have advised this action since 2017 to reverse decline and rebuild within ~50 years.
Continue reading Media Advisory: Make or Break for Endangered Atlantic Mako Sharks
Ecology Action Centre — with support from Shark Advocates International (a project of The Ocean Foundation), Shark Trust, and PADI AWARE — appreciates this opportunity to express our views on protections for Atlantic shortfin makos.
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The PADI AWARE Foundation — with support from Shark Advocates International (a project of The Ocean Foundation), Shark Trust, Ecology Action Centre, Defenders of Wildlife, Humane Society International, Sciaena, and Shark Project — appreciates this opportunity to express our views on proposals for addressing the depletion of one of the Atlantic’s most imperiled fish species: the shortfin mako shark.
Continue reading ICCAT 2021 Joint Statement in response to Parties’ proposals
Webinar presentation by Ali Hood, Director of Conservation at the Shark Trust.
Shark Trust –with support from The Ocean Foundation, Shark Advocates International (a project of The Ocean Foundation), Ecology Action Centre, Project AWARE, Humane Society International, Shark Project, and Defenders of Wildlife –appreciates this opportunity to express our views regarding our top priority for the 2021 ICCAT Panel 4 intersessional meeting: shortfin mako shark protection.
Continue reading ICCAT 2021 Panel 4 Intersessional Opening Correspondence on Mako Sharks
Source: Dive News Wire
The PADI AWARE Foundation™ is working with PADI® Dive Centers, Resorts and Professionals in Brazil and South Africa to encourage the public to rally their respective governments in support of mako shark fishing bans in the Atlantic Ocean.
Continue reading PADI AWARE Foundation’s Mako Shark Campaign Expands Collective Conservation Efforts
Continue reading Shortfin Mako Shark Clears Hurdle Toward U.S. Endangered Species List
