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The IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group's website has kindly been hosted the Florida Museum of Natural History's Ichthyology Department for more than a decade. We are now in the process of migrating to this new site. Several pages are currently under construction, but please explore the content so far.

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ASMFC Sets Spiny Dogfish 2010/2011 Fishing Year Quota at 15 Million Pounds

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Sharks Management Board approved a 15 million pound quota with a maximum possession limit of 3,000 pounds for the 2010/2011 fishing year.

07.02.2010

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SSG Update

News from the office of the Co-chairs

18.01.2010

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Online petition: MPA in the Chagos Archipelago

Please sign this petition if you feel strongly about creating an MPA in the Chagos Archipelago.

18.01.2010

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