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Report of the Consultative Workshop on Threatened and Protected Elasmobranchs of India: Conservation status and Policy needs

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Title Report of the Consultative Workshop on Threatened and Protected Elasmobranchs of India: Conservation status and Policy needs
 
Creator Akhilesh, K V
Kizhakudan, Shoba Joe
Muktha, M
Thomas, Sujitha
Zacharia, P U
 
Subject Demersal Fisheries
 
Description Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays, sawfishes, chimaeras, and guitarfishes; collectively hereafter called sharks ) are a regular constituent in India’s mixed species marine
fisheries. At least one-quarter of the chondrichthyans in the world's oceans are considered highly threatened by extinction risk. There is widespread concern about this
group globally and several conservation actions are in place in many countries to reduce their extinction risk. To develop management strategies to ensure the conservation and
management of sharks and their long-term sustainable use globally, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) adopted the International Plan of Action for Sharks (IPOA-Sharks) in 1999. India has figured among the top five shark fishing nations for a long time, though most sharks are caught as bycatch in its diverse fishery. At the national level, India’s Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (henceforth WPA) provides a legal framework for the protection of 10 sharks in India’s marine waters since 2001. In 2015, a Guidance to National Plan of Action in Sharks of India was published. The scope of protection and status of marine fauna has changed over the years since WPA has
been enforced.
 
Publisher ICAR Central Marine Fisheries Research Centre
 
Date 2020
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15899/1/Consultative%20Workshop%20on%20Threatened%20and%20Protected%20Elasmobranchs%20of%20India_2020.pdf
Akhilesh, K V and Kizhakudan, Shoba Joe and Muktha, M and Thomas, Sujitha and Zacharia, P U (2020) Report of the Consultative Workshop on Threatened and Protected Elasmobranchs of India: Conservation status and Policy needs. Technical Report. ICAR Central Marine Fisheries Research Centre, Kochi.