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NGOs Urge ICCAT to Protect Sharks at Risk

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We’re hopeful that key shark conservation measures will be taken at this year’s ICCAT annual meeting to safeguard these highly vulnerable species.
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Ania Budziak, Project AWARE Associate Director Programs
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03/11/2015

Overfishing, including through finning and bycatch, is taking a serious toll on shark populations - threats that will continue if shark fishing remains largely unmanaged in the world’s ocean.

In November, Parties of the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)* have the opportunity and the scientific basis to take positive steps towards effective shark management in the Atlantic.

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