Our conservation team manage a wide variety of projects to gain sharks a better deal in fisheries management and improve the conservation status of species. Explore our projects…
Regional Fisheries Management Bodies (RFMOs) are high-seas management bodies that are formed by countries with fishing interests in a particular area. These could be countries in the region (‘coastal states’) or countries with interests in the fisheries concerned. Read more
Each year we produce Commercial Fisheries Advisories in line with the latest UK and EU law. Read more
The Shark Trust is collaborating with researchers across North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean to develop support tools for guitarfish conservation. Read more
Working collaboratively towards species specific reporting and sustainable fisheries management around the Falkland Islands. Read more
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
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
For many species, having well managed fisheries is the key to their sustainable futures. Find out more about this project and why we're supporting sustainability in English shark, skate & ray fisheries. Read more
We’ve been working to better protect angelsharks - one of the most threatened family of sharks - for over a decade. Read more
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