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Global Priorities for Conserving Sharks and Rays: A 2015–2025 Strategy

Global Priorities for Conserving Sharks and Rays: A 2015–2025 Strategy

Bräutigam, A., Callow, M., Campbell, I.R., Camhi, M.D., Cornish, A.S., Dulvy, N.K., Fordham, S.V., Fowler, S.L., Hood, A.R., McClennen, C., Reuter, E.L., Sant, G., Simpfendorfer, C.A. and Welch, D.J. (2015). Global Priorities for Conserving Sharks and Rays: A 2015–2025 Strategy. Global Sharks and Rays Initiative PDF – DOWNLOAD  

SNH Commissioned Report 908: Basking shark satellite tagging project

SNH Commissioned Report 908: Basking shark satellite tagging project

Witt, M.J., Doherty, P.D., Godley, B.J. Graham, R.T. Hawkes, L.A. & Henderson, S.M. 2016. Basking shark satellite tagging project: insights into basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) movement, distribution and behaviour using satellite telemetry. Final Report. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 908. PDF – DOWNLOAD  

FAO Poster: Barbados Sharks and Rays

FAO Poster: Barbados Sharks and Rays

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Identification Guide to Sharks, Batoids and Chimaeras of the Philippines

Identification Guide to Sharks, Batoids and Chimaeras of the Philippines

Pating Ka Ba? An Identification Guide to Sharks, Batoids and Chimaeras of the Philippines Alava, M.N.R., J.P.A. Gaudiano, J.T. Utzurrum, E.E. Capuli, M.T.R. Aquino, M-M. Luchavez-Maypa, M.D. Santos Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, 2014 PDF – DOWNLOAD    

NOAA: 2015 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species SAFE Report

NOAA: 2015 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species SAFE Report

2015 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species NOAA Fisheries Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division December 2015 What is the Atlantic HMS SAFE Report? The Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report contains a review of the current status of Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) stocks (tunas, swordfish, billfishes,

Smart Drum Line – Info Poster

Smart Drum Line – Info Poster

Smart Drum Line – The first real time alert buoy fishing gear for maximizing the survival rate of catches : A new application developed in Reunion Island Christophe Perry, David Guyomard, François Pino, Gildas Bodilis PDF – DOWNLOAD    

Fact sheet: Towards a national population assessment for white sharks

Fact sheet: Towards a national population assessment for white sharks

Towards a national population assessment for white sharks N.J. Bax, Marine Biodiversity Hub ( Sept 2015 ) A unique combination of acoustic tagging and genetic and statistical analysis is contributing to the first evidence-based estimates of white shark population size and status in Australia. White sharks are listed as vulnerable under the Commonwealth Environment Protection

Fact sheet: Exploring the status of Australia’s hammerhead sharks

Fact sheet: Exploring the status of Australia’s hammerhead sharks

Exploring the status of Australia’s hammerhead sharks N.J. Bax, Marine Biodiversity Hub ( July 2015 ) Scientists are reviewing a raft of information about hammerhead sharks to provide a basis for better understanding and protecting these unique and susceptible species. Information on the status of Australian hammerhead shark populations is needed to support Australian and

FAO Report: State of the global market for shark products

FAO Report: State of the global market for shark products

State of the global market for shark products Authors: Felix Dent, Shelley Clarke Year of publication: 2015 Publisher: FAO ABSTRACT: This publication is intended to complement and inform the International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, developed in 1998 to address concerns over possible negative effects of increased shark catches on

Report: Spurdog Bycatch Data in the North Minch Fishery, Scotland

Report: Spurdog Bycatch Data in the North Minch Fishery, Scotland

Fox, C. (2015) Collection of bycatch data for spurdog (Squalus acanthias) in the North Minch fishery: Report of Fishing Industry Science Alliance (FISA) Project 02/13 Report presenting new data on the levels of spurdog bycatch, locations of by-catch and biological information in terms of the sizes and sex of the fish caught in order to

Presentation: UK Project on Spurdog and the Landing Obligation

Presentation: UK Project on Spurdog and the Landing Obligation

PowerPoint Presentation: Aligning Spurdog Management with the Landing Obligation under the reformed Common Fisheries Policy NWWAC, Edinburgh, 7th July 2015 PDF – DOWNLOAD  

European Red List of Marine Fishes

European Red List of Marine Fishes

Published by the European Commission This publication has been prepared by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). European Union, 2015 PDF – DOWNLOAD    

South African Shark Biodiversity Management Plan

South African Shark Biodiversity Management Plan

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: South African Shark Biodiversity Management Plan No. 38607 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25 MARCH 2015 PDF – DOWNLOAD    

Pilot study on behaviour of sharks around Saba using acoustic telemetry

Pilot study on behaviour of sharks around Saba using acoustic telemetry

Pilot study on behaviour of sharks around Saba using acoustic telemetry – Progress report 2014 H.V. Winter, D. Vink, I.J.M. van Beek IMARES Report number C026/15 Publication date: 13-2-2015 PDF – DOWNLOAD  

NOAA Fishing restrictions on oceanic whitetip sharks, whale sharks, and silky sharks in the Pacific Ocean

NOAA Fishing restrictions on oceanic whitetip sharks, whale sharks, and silky sharks in the Pacific Ocean

Compliance Guide Fishing Restrictions related to the Oceanic Whitetip Shark, the Silky Shark and the Whale Shark NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office 2015 PDF – DOWNLOAD