Publications
Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus. Expert Panel Summary
15/03/2019
The sixth FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species was held at FAO headquarters from 21 to 25 January 2019.
Shark and ray identification in Indian Ocean fisheries
08/10/2019
These identification cards are produced by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), to help improve catch data and statistics on sharks and rays that interact with tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean.
Regional Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras in the Western Central Atlantic Fishery
12/07/2023
The overall objective of this Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras in the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission Area is to ensure the conservation and management of sharks and their long-term sustainable use in the WECAFC area.
Black teatfish, Holothuria whitmaei & Holothuria nobilis, White teatfish, Holothuria fuscogilva
13/02/2019
The sixth FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species was held at FAO headquarters from 21 to 25 January 2019.
Fisheries management. 1. Conservation and management of sharks
03/01/2000
These Guidelines have been produced to support implementation of the International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (IPOA-Sharks).
Good practice guide for the handling of sharks and rays caught incidentally in Mediterranean pelagic longline fisheries
09/07/2018
This guide was prepared in the framework of a project that aimed to mitigate the negative interactions between endangered marine species and fishing activities.
Expert Panel Summary Proposals 43 + 44 : Guitarfish, Glaucostegus cemiculus and G. granulatus Wedgefish, Rhynchobatus australiae and R. djiddensis
05/02/2019
The sixth FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species was held at FAO headquarters from 21 to 25 January 2019.
A study of shark and ray non-fin commodities in Peru
07/02/2024
The study undertaken for this report analysed the value chains of shark and ray non-fin commodities in Peru to determine trade, flow and context in terms of their economic, sociocultural and environmental characteristics and the conclusions of this diagnosis relate to the sustainable use and management of aquatic resources.
Review of the state of world marine fishery resources – 2025
04/02/2025
Marine fisheries are crucial to the food security and nutrition, economy and overall well-being of coastal communities.
Small but mightily important
25/03/2025
Voracious predators and key forage for sharks, seabirds and marine mammals small tunas have an outsized role within marine food webs as well as providing food and livelihoods for coastal communities.
National Plan of Action (NPOA ) for the Conservation and Management of Sharks
22/02/2011
Inspired by the initiatives taken by FAO and recognizing the need to manage and conserve sharks1) (sharks, rays and skates), the Republic of Korea established its National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (NPOA-Sharks) in August, 2011.
FAO species catalogue Vol.4. Sharks of the world
09/02/1984
This is the fourth in the FAO series of worldwide annotated and illustrated catalogues of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present volume includes 342 shark species belonging to 8 orders and 31 families.
The UAE National Plan of Action for the Conservation & Management of Sharks 2018 - 2021
08/08/2018
The NPOA sharks consists of goals and objectives to ensure the conservation of sharks and their sustainable use as well as identifies issues and challenges that should be considered in the context of shark conservation, and actions.