NPOA - Seychelles - National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks

Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA)

NPOA - Seychelles - National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks

Year of publication 2008

Author Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA)

Product type Meeting

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Synopsis (short abstract) Sharks comprise some 1000 species worldwide. Estimates on the global annual harvest of shark vary considerably from between 700,000 to 1.5 million tonnes and the only real consensus is that data on the fishery is chronically lacking. The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) statistics in 1997 stated that chondrichthyans accounted for 0.65% of total world catches and 0.85% of total world captures, translating to a catch of 789,900 tonnes. Catches have grown considerably from 271,800 tonnes in 1950 fuelled by the expansion of long-line fisheries and the escalating commodity value of shark fin. Sharks are prone to over-exploitation/population collapse due to their life history characteristics. Previous examples of shark stock collapse, due to targeted fisheries, have recently been supplemented by studies showing rapid decline in shark populations across large oceanic regions as a result of by-catch in multi-species fisheries.

Statutory body / Meeting title Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)

Meeting symbol IOTC-2007-SC-INF17

Language English

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