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Founder @ElasmoProject | Chair - IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group @IUCNShark | Advancing science, policy, and conservation of sharks, rays, and chimaeras
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Joined February 2016
The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project has completed another region! We are excited to announce the update to our eAtlas ( https://t.co/5FMR2N8OaJ) and our latest compendium.
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Mobulid rays, including manta and devil rays, are among the most endangered elasmobranch species due to heavy fishing driven by demand for their meat and gills: ➡️43 countries catch significant numbers of rays ➡️14 countries extract gill plates Read on: https://t.co/62rG8uGlx7
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New #GlobalSharkTrends study published in @ScienceMagazine reveals that #overfishing has more than halved shark & ray populations over the past 50-years causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk 👉🏽Full article https://t.co/hgqhWJOQyx
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🚨 New 🦈 Shark Study: A groundbreaking analysis, published in @ScienceMagazine, reveals the outsized role sharks play in maintaining #biodiversity and ecosystem health. Read more: https://t.co/tmsmgDnnaC
@FIUCASE @MikeHeithaus @Dr_Yannis @SimonDedman
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Over 90% of the #shark fin trade is now regulated on @CITES. Implementation is next. New ID guides, launched by @WCSsharks and team today and free to download online, will help customs and enforcement agencies do this effectively. https://t.co/J6qt9nSQjO
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Join us on 21st June to dicuss how implementation of #CITES can support #shark management in the #Mediterranean! @SharkprojectD @UNEPMAPNews @MEDASSET @IseaOrg @IUCN_Med @MedSharks @WhySharksMatter @BirdLifeEurope @angelshark2014 @SharkColin
Over 50% of Mediterranean sharks and rays are at risk of extinction 🦈 Share your views on the interventions to support @CITES for shark & ray conservation at our webinar with @TRAFFIC_WLTrade Save the date 👉Friday June 21 ⏰ 10 AM CEST Register now: https://t.co/KzWcNwSKOe
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Happy World Ocean Day from the IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group! This year's theme is "awaken new depths." We work with expert colleagues all over the world to make sure that shark, ray, and chimaera conservation doesn't just skim the surface.
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The Important Shark and Ray Areas project's next area of interest is Polar Waters. We can still accept proposals for preliminary areas of interest through Tuesday May 28th- please submit! https://t.co/91YfZzFkN3
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems | Aquatic Journal | Wiley Online Library https://t.co/CoUFYDCW9G Fisher perceptions of catch and trade of sharks and rays in Angolan small-scale fisheries
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🌊🧬Our new preprint on population genetics of bowmouth guitarfish in the Northwest Indian Ocean led by Marja Kipperman with @blue_resources @ElasmoProject @JuliaSpaet @Alifa_Haque
https://t.co/OHnpXCRFC7 Thanks to @saveourseas and @SharkRayFund for supporting this work.
biorxiv.org
The bowmouth guitarfish ( Rhina ancylostomus ) is a unique and relatively understudied species of wedgefish with a distribution spanning the Indo-Pacific Oceans. Due to targeted and bycatch fisheri...
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BREAKING: new study led by @BritFinucci finds that 1 in 7 species of deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, driven by shark liver oil markets and the meat trade. Paper: https://t.co/VOLP1wbEGG Press release: https://t.co/Bocd9rU5k1
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It's been an honour & pleasure to be part of an impressive panel at the @undoalos side event on synergies between the @BonnConvention & the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty at #CMSCOP14 ! ICYMI, you can find my points in @HighSeasAllianc briefing: https://t.co/BtdlykoxDv
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Here are the latest @IUCNRedList status updates for sharks and their relatives (graphic by Eloisa Pinheiro) Learn more about us: https://t.co/Kk2Cd46xa1
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The Important Shark and Ray Areas project's next region of interest is Asia, and this is the last week to submit preliminary areas of interest for consideration in next week's workshop! Please submit proposals ASAP for consideration, and please share widely!
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We have just released our compendium of 125 Important Shark and Ray Areas for the Western Indian Ocean region. Download it here: https://t.co/ckoWLhi6ak Learn more about us here: https://t.co/jwmpGfieru Please share widely! (Photo: Guy Stevens, @MantaTrust )
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New #sharkscience from @ShioriSharky. Mangrove use by sharks and rays: a review. https://t.co/bF2R4r1is3
@MEPS_IR @OceaniaSharks @ElasmoSociety @MichelleHeupel
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New paper about rhino rays, some of the most-threatened shark relatives! Rhino rays are sharklike rays from five families: sawfish, wedgefish, giant guitarfish, guitarfish and banjo rays. https://t.co/DtCv9W4eE5
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Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries - Rhino rays (Order Rhinopristiformes) are one of the most threatened vertebrate groups. Despite overfishing being recognised as the greatest threat to this...
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🦈We encourage governments and managers to choose non-lethal options for shark control! It's time to prioritize coexistence and explore alternatives for a balanced ecosystem. 💙Read our position statement: https://t.co/CRM5vKan0b
#SharkConservation
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Long-term landing site surveys in Rep. of Congo 🇨🇬 partnering with artisanal fishers @wcs_congo and fisheries dept. reveals waters host important pops of #sharks and #rays. Region is historically poorly studied so we provide a 🧵 of key findings https://t.co/AwTYU80aLR
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Learn more about the conservation issues facing the Endangered Maugean Skate. Images by Eloisa Pinheiro. Please share! @eloisa_p
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