Shark Advocates
@SharkAdvocates
A non-profit project of The Ocean Foundation dedicated to advancing science-based conservation of sharks & rays. Tweets by founder, Sonja Fordham.
13-02-2013 20:18:39
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This #SharkAwarenessDay , we're at the annual Elasmobranch Society meeting marking key milestones in ๐บ๐ธ Atlantic shark/ray conservation:
* 30 years of shark fishery management
* 20 years of limits on 7 species of NE skates
* 20 years since smalltooth sawfish ESA listing
#JMIH23 #AES23
30 years since 1st ๐บ๐ธ Atlantic shark fishing limits:
* finning ban sparked global progress
* blacktip shark population has been rebuilt
* shortfin mako & dusky sharks remain in trouble
* hammerhead assessment is underway
* common thresher assessment is needed
#SharkAwarenessDay