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Latest News
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Shark Alliance urges international trade restrictions for threatened sharks
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10 Mar 2010
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10.03.10, Qatar: Whether to protect eight shark species ; spiny dogfish, porbeagle, oceanic whitetip, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, dusky and sandbar sharks ; that are vulnerable to international trade will be a question debated at the 15th Conference .....
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Pew Applauds Maldives Indian Ocean Shark Sanctuary
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09 Mar 2010
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Washington, DC - In a move lauded by the Pew Environment Group the Maldives today declared its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), 90,000 square kilometers of the Indian Ocean, as a shark sanctuary free from all shark fishing and also banned all imports and exports of shark fins.
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Thresher Sharks Protected by Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
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05 Mar 2010
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The Shark Alliance is applauding a historic ban on fishing for thresher sharks - oceanic species distinguished by their long, scythe-like tails ; adopted today by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) at their annual meeting in Korea.
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Latest Publications
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Statement of concern: Conservation of oceanic sharks
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01 Jul 2009
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Statement to joint meeting of international tuna fishery managers from five Regional Fishery
Management Organizations (RFMOs), San Sebastian, Spain
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The Conservation Status of Pelagic Sharks and Rays Full Report of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group Pelagic Shark Red List Workshop
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24 Jun 2009
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| Key Publications
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Shark Alert Report
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17 Feb 2009
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Safeguarding sharks (pdf)
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11 Jan 2007
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