Over the past week or so some critical discussions about shark conservation have been taking place in Portugal and Panama. ICCAT and CITES both had important...
Eighteen Shark and Ray Species Granted New Global Trade Controls at Wildlife Conference Makos, Wedgefishes, and Giant Guitarfishes listed under CITES with support from more than...
The heightened extinction risk for one of the ocean’s most iconic sharks is a stark warning that urgently requires a suite of conservation measures to prevent...
Help The Seahorse Trust save the planet’s seahorses! The Seahorse is an extraordinary little creature, and it is this extraordinariness that is the reason it is...
Conservation charity The Seahorse Trust is campaigning against the sale of real seahorses on creative online marketplace Etsy. Etsy has been found to allow the sale...
Conservation Groups Call On Mediterranean Officials to Better Enforce Protections Conservation groups are calling for answers and action in relation to the landing in Turkey of...
Project AWARE Communications Manager Domino Albert is at CITES CoP17, an important week for sharks and rays. To find out more about Project AWARE, visit www.projectaware.org.
After 13 Species Listed in Plenary, NGOs look to implementation, remaining threats Conservationists are delighted that CITES* Parties have officially listed devil rays, thresher sharks, and...
Countries Must Now Finalize Decisions in Plenary Later This Week In a highly anticipated Committee session yesterday, proposals to list devil rays, thresher sharks, and the...
South Africa, home to one quarter of the world’s 400+ shark species, will this month host the triennial meeting of the World Wildlife Conference where strengthened...
Today, on Shark Awareness Day, Project AWARE has unveiled its #Divers4SharksNRays online gallery – a mass social media rally for increased protections for shark and ray species. The...
Project AWARE’s countdown to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES CoP17) – to be...