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Researching leopards in Raja Ampat: a behind-the-scenes look at the StAR (Stegostoma tigrinum) Augmentation and Recovery) project
From Shark News: the Newsletter of the IUNC SSC Shark Specialist Group
With growing conservation concern for sharks adn rays, the majority if interventions have consisted of species protection advocacy at the local and national levels, fisheries regulations at the national and regional levels, international treaties, (e.g. Convention of the International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITIES), Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMSI), and spatial protections (e.g. Marine Protected Areas (MPA), dedicated "Shark" Sanctuaries", etc.).
In stark contrast, one intervention strategy that has received almost no attention for threatened elasmobranchs is the ex-situ breeding for wild release and other translocation efforts.
There is, however, no a priori reason why translocation should not form an essential part of integrated conservation strategies for sharks and rays.
Enter ReShark (www.reshark.org) an international collective focused on linking in-situ and ex-situ conservation solutions for threatened shark and ray species through captive breeding and/or other translocations.
With growing conservation concern for sharks adn rays, the majority if interventions have consisted of species protection advocacy at the local and national levels, fisheries regulations at the national and regional levels, international treaties, (e.g. Convention of the International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITIES), Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMSI), and spatial protections (e.g. Marine Protected Areas (MPA), dedicated "Shark" Sanctuaries", etc.).
In stark contrast, one intervention strategy that has received almost no attention for threatened elasmobranchs is the ex-situ breeding for wild release and other translocation efforts.
There is, however, no a priori reason why translocation should not form an essential part of integrated conservation strategies for sharks and rays.
Enter ReShark (www.reshark.org) an international collective focused on linking in-situ and ex-situ conservation solutions for threatened shark and ray species through captive breeding and/or other translocations.
