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  1. What We Do
  2. Saving Species

Saving Species

Our work helps to protect shark species, or populations, threatened with extinction.

 This can involve:
  • Advocating for international protection
  • Engaging with wildlife conservation and trade bodies
  • Monitoring implementation and promoting enforcement of conservation commitments
  • Supporting appropriate spatial management initiatives (marine protected areas)
  • Developing conservation plans and driving research to address data gaps
  • Developing and sharing codes of practice and educational materials
Over the years we’ve helped to secure protection for several species in the NE Atlantic. These include:
  • Basking Sharks
  • Porbeagle
  • White Skates
  • Common Skates
  • Angelsharks
We maintain a “watching brief” on these species. Monitoring implementation of legislation and fisheries practice and providing up to date codes of conduct for stakeholders. Such as our Basking Shark Code of Conduct and Fisheries Advisories.

The most recent IUCN Red List analysis shows that around 24% of shark and ray species
are threatened. It also highlights the extreme vulnerability of flat sharks and rays. For this reason, we're working on collaborative Angelshark and Sawfish programmes.
CMS

CMS

CMS is an environmental treaty of the United Nations. It’s a framework convention with legally binding treaties and Memorandums of Understanding for species that cross national boundaries. Read more

Published: 14th February, 2020

Updated: 25th August, 2021

Author: Hannah Tarrant

CITES

CITES

By regulating trade in species that cross international borders, CITES can be a valuable tool in reducing over-exploitation and driving national management plans for sharks. Read more

Published: 31st July, 2019

Updated: 14th February, 2020

Author: Hannah Tarrant

Angel Sharks

Angel Sharks

We’ve been working to better protect angelsharks - one of the most threatened family of sharks - for over a decade. Read more

Published: 2nd November, 2018

Updated: 14th August, 2019

Author: Hannah Tarrant

Sawfish: See A Saw

Sawfish: See A Saw

Over the past century populations of all 5 species of sawfish have drastically declined. Find out more about these enigmatic species and our work to support their conservation. Read more

Published: 1st November, 2018

Updated: 14th August, 2019

Author: Hannah Tarrant

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