Documents / PDF

Characterisation of New Zealand protected shark captures, to 2021

Characterisation of New Zealand protected shark captures, to 2021

Finucci, B.; Dunn, M.R.; Pinkerton, M.H.; Sutton, P. (2022).Characterisation of New Zealand protected shark captures, to 2021.New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 289. 74 p. PDF-DOWNLOAD

Canadian Shark Attack Registry

Canadian Shark Attack Registry

Gallant, Jeffrey J. (2022). Canadian Shark Attack Registry (1st ed.). St. Lawrence Shark Observatory. 47 p PDF-DOWNLOAD

Report: Sharks, skates and rays of Albania

Report: Sharks, skates and rays of Albania

Final Evaluation Report Sharks, skates and rays of Albania: the final step towards the regional conservation, governance and management Andrej A. Gajić35037-D, March 2022 The Rufford Foundation PDF-DOWNLOAD

NZ National Plan of Action for Sharks 2022

NZ National Plan of Action for Sharks 2022

National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2022Draft for Consultation PDF-DOWNLOAD

Greenpeace Report: Hooked on Sharks

Greenpeace Report: Hooked on Sharks

HOOKED ON SHARKS:THE EU FISHING FLEETS FUELLING THE GLOBAL SHARK TRADE Published by Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace SpainJuly 2022 Main findings EU distant water fleets from Portugal and Spain are deliberately targeting juvenile (baby) shark breeding grounds. The EU, along with the Spanish and Portuguese governments, have both consistently resisted attempts to improve the management

Fact Sheet: Sharks in Western Australia

Fact Sheet: Sharks in Western Australia

FISHERIES FACT SHEETSHARKS IN WAPUBLISHED MARCH 2022This fact sheet is the fourth (No. 4, second revision) in a Department of Fisheries series. ISSN 1834-9382 PDF-DOWNLOAD

IFAW Report: EU’s role in the global shark trade

IFAW Report: EU’s role in the global shark trade

Shea, S., Slee, B., O’Toole, M. (2022)Supplyand Demand: the EU’s role in the global shark trade.Stichting IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare),The Hague, The Netherlands. 36pp PDF-DOWNLOAD

Papua New Guinea National Plan of Action on Sharks and Rays 2021 – 2024

Papua New Guinea National Plan of Action on Sharks and Rays 2021 – 2024

Papua New Guinea National Plan of Action on Sharks and Rays 2021 – 2024 Government of Papua New Guinea (2021) PDF-DOWNLOAD

Info Sheet: Ethical Catch and Release of Sharks

Info Sheet: Ethical Catch and Release of Sharks

ETHICAL CATCH AND RELEASE OF SHARKS PDF-DOWNLOAD

FAO: Better data collection in shark fisheries

FAO: Better data collection in shark fisheries

Better data collection in shark fisheries – Learning from practice Some species and stocks of sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras (termed shark in this review) are rapidly depleting due to climate change, land-based influences, and overfishing. These pressures, coupled with sharks’ low reproductive potential (slow growth and delayed maturation; long reproductive cycles; low fecundity; and

Strengthening Angel Shark Conservation in the Southern Aegean Sea

Strengthening Angel Shark Conservation in the Southern Aegean Sea

Giovos, I., Katsada, D., Naasan Aga Spyridopoulou, R., Doxa, A., Katsanevakis, S., Sini, M., Oikonomou, V., Poursanidis, D., Hood, A.R. Strengthening Angel Shark Conservation in the Southern Aegean Sea. iSea, Greece, 12pp, 2021 PDF-DOWNLOAD

Whale Shark Conservation Hindered by Lack of Habitat Protection

Whale Shark Conservation Hindered by Lack of Habitat Protection

OPINION Whale Shark Conservation Hindered by Lack of Habitat Protection Published on 24. September 2020 Boldrocchi G, Bettinetti R ABSTRACT: N/A Int J Environ Sci Nat Res 26(1): IJESNR.MS.ID.556178 (2020) PDF-DOWNLOAD

Traffic Report: Congo’s shark trade

Traffic Report: Congo’s shark trade

Momballa, M. C. (2020). Rapid Assessment of the Artisanal Shark Trade in the Republic of the Congo. Yaounde, Cameroon and Cambridge, UK August 2020 PDF-DOWNLOAD

Wales Angelshark Action Plan

Wales Angelshark Action Plan

Barker, J., Davies, J., Wray, B., Sharp, R., Gollock, M., Evans, J., O’Connor, J., Evans, S., Gordon, C., Moore, A., Nelson, M., Dulvy, N.K., Hiddink, J., Fish, J., Jiménez Alvarado, D., Brittain, R., Meyers, E., Goralczyk, M., Bull, J., Jones, N., Sims, W. & Clark, M. Wales Angelshark Action Plan Zoological Society of London, UK.

Report: Non-lethal SMART drumline trial in SW Australia

Report: Non-lethal SMART drumline trial in SW Australia

Results of the non-lethal SMART drumline trial in south-western Australia between 21 February 2019 and 20 February 2020. Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 139, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. PDF-DOWNLOAD