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Nearly one-third of sharks and rays are updated on IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, News, Publication releaseIUCN Shark Specialist Group nears the end of Global Shark Trends project.
A New Era for the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, NewsIntroduction to the Global Shark Trends Project 2018-2020
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, NewsA Special Group of Rays Are Now World’s Most Threatened Marine Fish
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, News, PressGiant guitarfishes and wedgefishes, collectively called Rhino Rays, are now the world’s most threatened marine fish, based on new Red List assessments released today by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Shark Specialist Group (SSG). All but one of the 16 warm-water, shark-like ray species are assessed as Critically Endangered due primarily to overfishing for meat and fins.
Shark Overfishing Reflected in Updated IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, News, PressThe Shark Specialist Group (SSG) of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released updated Red List Assessments for 58 species of sharks and rays, 17 of which were classified as threatened with extinction. The results are part of a global project to assess population trends based on a series of expert workshops, the first of which focused on Australian species as well as oceanic species found worldwide.
New IUCN Report Charts Path to Saving Endangered Sawfish
News, Publication releaseShark Specialists Put Spotlight on Brazil in Strategy to Protect World’s Most Threatened Ray Tonight at the Sharks International conference, the Shark Specialist Group (SSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reports on progress and new priorities associated with their Global Strategy to save the sawfishes, the world’s largest and most threatened rays.
Saving sharks with trees: researchers aim to save key branches of shark and ray tree of life
News, PressNew study identifies conservation priorities based on evolutionary history and biogeography. To shine light on and conserve rare shark, ray, and chimaera species (chondrichthyans), SFU researchers have developed a fully-resolved family tree and ranked every species according to the unique evolutionary history they account for.
Over half of the Arabian Seas Region’s sharks, rays, and chimaeras are at risk of extinction
News, PressResults from the 2017 IUCN Regional Red List assessment of 153 species of chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, rays, and chimaeras) indicate the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters are home to some of the most threatened chondrichthyan populations in the world.
Can sharks be fished sustainably? Yes (but it’s going to take work)
News, PressAngelsharks in the Canary Islands – The last hope for this Critically Endangered shark.
News, PressThe last populations of the iconic Angelshark Squatina squatina can now only be seen in the Canary Islands. Once found along the coast of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea (from Scandinavia to northwest Africa), this species is now Critically Endangered (as assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species) and has been lost from much of its previous distribution.
World Conservation Congress 2016
News, PressIUCN Congress: Marine Species Expert Panel Reviews Conservation Successes and Challenge
Global Sharks and Rays Initiative
News, Publication releaseThe Global Strategy for the Conservation of Sharks and Rays (2015–2025) is the product of an intensive 18-month strategic planning process incorporating extensive data analysis and synthesis, including a set of background documents, several technical workshops, and ongoing consultation and review
Endangered Sawfish: IUCN Strategy Released as Global Protection Proposed
News, PressThe Shark Specialist Group (SSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is today releasing a global strategy to prevent extinction and promote recovery of sawfishes, which have been devastated worldwide by overfishing and habitat loss.
One Quarter of Sharks and Rays Threatened with Extinction
News, PressThe findings, published today in the journal eLife, are part of a global assessment of 1,041 species conducted by the IUCN Shark Specialist Group. Ray and sharks are at substantially higher risk than most other groups of animals and have the lowest percentage of species considered safe. Overfishing is the main threat. “Our analysis shows that sharks and their relatives are facing an alarmingly elevated risk of extinction,” says Dr. Nick Dulvy, IUCN SSG Co-Chair and professor at Simon Fraser University. “In greatest peril are the largest species of rays and sharks, especially those living in shallow water that is accessible to fisheries.”
Securing a safe future for sawfishes
News, PressShark and ray experts from around the world gathered this week at the Zoological Society London to address the plight of the most threatened marine fishes in the world – the sawfishes. The group, convened by the Shark Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is breaking new ground with the development of a focused global action plan to bring these iconic species back from the brink of extinction.