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WCPFC rejects proposal to protect Pacific sharks from finning

Added to Press Releases on 12 December 2016

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has rejected a proposal to strengthen rules that would help eliminate shark finning, the practise of removing a shark’s fins, and discarding the body at sea.

Sharks and CITES: crossing my fins for a win-win scenario

Added to Blogs on 15 October 2016

By Umair Shahid

I am feeling a bit nervous and a bit nostalgic for an event from three years ago. In the build-up to a critical vote on sharks and rays at the 17th CITES conference in South Africa in the coming days, my stomach is tied in knots, writes Umair Shahid, North Indian Ocean Cooridnator, WWF-Pakistan.

Between the devil and the deep blue sea

Added to Blogs on 05 August 2016

By Ian Campbell

When surveying people’s favourite sea creatures, sharks are nearly always at the top of the list. Many more sophisticated ocean animal lovers may also champion the wonders of the massive manta ray. Very few, however, are likely to include the manta’s smaller and more elusive cousins, devil rays, among their top marine treasures. As someone who works in the shark and ray field, this comes as no surprise to me.

Battle to save the threshers

Added to Blogs on 22 July 2016

By Andy Cornish

I saw my first thresher shark back in 2013, 30 metres below the surface of the Visayan Sea, as night turned to day above.

Sharks without borders

Added to Blogs on 18 March 2016

By Ian Campbell

Advocating shark and ray conservation measures at the the annual meeting of the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Protecting ocean predators

Added to Blogs on 10 June 2015

By Andy Cornish

Recent research on global shark and ray landings highlighted Sri Lanka among several countries that have suffered the greatest declines over the last decade. Reading the findings caused me to cast my mind back to my own experience in that country almost exactly a year ago.