Shark and ray conservation efforts face many challenges. In the Mediterranean, more than half of shark, ray and chimaera species face the risk of extinction, even though a variety of international, regional, and national rules and regulations apply directly and indirectly.

To support stronger science-based conservation policies, our recent collaborative study together with the University of Padova, the University of Patras, the University of Plymouth, and WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative:

• highlights gaps, overlaps, and inconsistencies in current management practices,
• showcases case studies in Greece, France, Tunisia and Turkey, and
• presents recommendations and additional tools that will benefit shark, ray and chimaera conservation in the basin.

Find more here.