The latest update of the IUCN Red List has been integrated into the Shark Database. It contains 545 shark species. Five species more than in Version 2022-2.
Compared to version 2022-2, there were no major changes. The update contains 1 possibly extinct species, 219 endangered species of sharks and for 73 species there is insufficient data (Data Deficient) available for an assessment.
The annual report of the Shark Foundation for the year 2022 is now online.
The annual scientific conference of the European Elasmobranch Association 2023 will be held in Brighton, UK, from 18-20th October 2023.
The latest update of the IUCN Red List has been integrated into the Shark Database. It contains 540 shark species.
Compared to version 2021-2, there were no major changes. The update contains 1 possibly extinct species, 218 endangered species of sharks and for 73 species there is insufficient data (Data Deficient) available for an assessment.
Panama City, November 25, 2022: At its 19th conference, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) decided to protect 60 internationally traded and endangered shark species. They will be listed in Appendix II of the convention. The trade of 54 species of requiem sharks and 6 species of hammerhead sharks will not be permitted unless the trade does not endanger the stocks of these animals.
Quelle: CITES
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The annual report of the Shark Foundation for the year 2021 is now online.
The latest update of the IUCN Red List has been integrated into the Shark Database. It contains 537 shark species.
Compared to version 2021-2, there were no major changes. The update contains 1 possibly extinct species, 217 endangered species of sharks and for 72 species there is insufficient data (Data Deficient) available for an assessment.
Sharks International 2022 and EEA Conference
The international shark conference Sharks International will be held together with the annual conference of the European Elasmobranch Society (EEA) in Valencia (Spain) in October 2022. The two conferences have been merged in order to attract a larger number of interested parties and to take advantage of synergies.
The conference is divided into an online part (October 10 - 14) and a face-to-face part (October 20 - 22).
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Source: Shark Foundation