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New Zealand National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks

Year of publication 2008

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Sharks have been unfairly characterised as callous hunters. In reality it is the sharks that are hunted, both commercially and recreationally, and many of the world’s shark stocks are at risk from over-fishing. We now know that sharks play an important role in maintaining a healthy ocean ecosystem. The New Zealand EEZ is home to over 100 species of shark. New Zealand has a global responsibility to manage and conserve our shark species. The Ministry of Fisheries has produced this National Plan of Action for Sharks to address this responsibility consistent with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisations International Plan of Action for Sharks (IPOA – Sharks).

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