Shark fisheries Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

03 May 2016

European Commission revises shark finning regulations to stop finning opt outs

Support the Shark Trust No limits Crowdfunder project This project is setting out to put limits on the catch of sharks in European waters. The European Commission today (15/4/16) adopted a report on the implementation of the EU’s shark finning Regulation. Based on information provided by EU Member States, the report concludes that no systematic […]

23 Nov 2015

Japan Blocks 4 out of 5 Shark Conservation Proposals at Atlantic Tuna (ICAAT) Meeting

News

Fishing nations at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have once again failed to adopt scientific advice and best practices to safeguard several species of oceanic sharks. Unprecedented support for stronger ICCAT finning ban was quashed. Mako & blue shark catches remain unlimited. A small step taken […]