New additions to the global ISRA eAtlas reveal major migration corridors, nursery grounds, and aggregation sites across Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific waters.
The Important Shark and Ray Areas project has identified thousands of critical habitats for some of the world’s most threatened fishes. Now saving these sites is up to us.
While India has expanded legal protections for sharks and rays, key breeding, nursery, and feeding habitats remain vulnerable.A new study has identified 11 Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Indian waters and found that many fall outside existing marine protected areas.
What does it take to assess the extinction risk of an entire class of cartilaginous fishes? A new paper reflects on three decades of work coordinated through the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group to develop global IUCN Red List assessments for sharks, rays, and chimaeras
The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) team have published a new paper focused on the Asia region.
A global database documenting the location of critical habitats for sharks, rays, and chimaeras has recently expanded to include Australia, with years of extensive research by Charles Darwin University (CDU) contributing to this crucial digital record.
In this latest article from the Australian Marine Conservation Society, the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) regional compendium for Australia and the Southeast Indian Ocean was discussed.
158 Important Shark and Ray Areas Identified Across Australia and the Southeast Indian OceanNew scientific map highlights critical habitats for threatened and endemic species.
The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project was featured in this new article from Green Matters. It provides a summary on across nine regions, IUCN located 816 areas where at least one threatened species of sharks and rays hosts key activities.
In this article from Mongabay, a publication from the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project was featured. It highlights how almost half of the Western Indian Ocean’s shark and ray populations are considered threatened with extinction, as populations decline.
