Eu Plan To Save Sharks Needs More Teeth

摘要

The new shark action plan, unveiled by the European Commission to protect sharks in European waters, has been broadly welcomed by WWF, the global conservation organization, and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network of WWF and IUCN. The plan includes provisions for more observers of trawlers, prohibitions on discarding most sharks as by-catch, a tighter prohibition on shark finning and catch limits for sharks in line with advice from fisheries management organizations.rnHowever, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the plan needs rapid implementation and strengthened actions such as mandatory recording of catch data if it is to be effective in arresting a rapid decline in shark populations in European waters, where roughly one third of the shark species are already threatened with extinction.