We want to invite you to discover the eighth issue of Shark News – the official IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group (SSG) magazine. Shark News provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of shark, ray, and chimaera conservation matters for SSG members and the general interested audience.
This news article featured the second Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) workshop, in a series of 13 regional workshops to be organized around the world, for the Mediterranean and Black Seas region.
A news article on the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) workshop in the Mediterranean and Black Sea was featured in Euro Weekly News. This article highlights the ISRAs delineated in as a result of the workshop and interviews some of the contributors to the ISRA project.
A new podcast available online by Onda Regional invites María Pozo Montoro to discuss the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project. Her and her team supported the delineation of two ISRAs, one of which is located in between San Pedro del Pinatar and the Calblanque Regional Park, and the other in the vicinity of Cabo de Palos.
Following the international committee of experts from the IUCN confirming 65 areas as Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA). This article published in Diario de Alicante spotlights two ISRAs between the coast of Alicante and Murcia.
The ISRA zone projects on the coast of the Central and Southern America region have passed a first evaluation; the final decision was made in August 2023. This article highlighted the ISRAs in the region on La Verdad.
A news article on the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) workshop in the Mediterranean and Black Sea was featured in Monaco Life. This article highlights the 85 ISRAs delineated in as a result of the workshop.
Five-day workshop on ISRA concludes with 85 areas to consider.
A news article on the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) workshop in the Central and Southern America region was featured in Mongabay. This article highlights the ISRAs delineated in Mexico and Chile.
New podcast released by the World of Sharks Podcast interviews Rima Jabado, Emiliano García Rodríguez and Ciaran Hyde of the Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) team to discuss the project, what it is, its goals, and achievements thus far.
