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Raising awareness on threats to migratory sharks

The main objective of the project is to raise awareness on key conservation issues of commercial fisheries on pelagic sharks in Palau and thereby to support new national legislation aiming to protect sharks from commercial fisheries and finning in Palauan national waters. 

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Scientific name Common name Class Order Family Appendix (App. I / App. II)
Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae 2017 / 1999
Publication Publisher Type Published Date
Palau National Marine Reserve - Shark Conservation Etpison Museum Poster 2013
Palau National Marine Reserve - Shark Conservation Etpison Museum Leaflets & Brochures 2013
Document Number Title Publish date CMS Instrument
CMS/Sharks/Outcome 1.2 Conservation Plan for Migratory Sharks 27.09.2012 Sharks
Implementing AgencyEtpison Museum, Palau
Activity start dateAugust 2013
Activity end dateJanuary 2014
CMS AppendixAppendix I, Appendix II
Taxonomic groupFish
Target regionOceania
Target countryPalau
Final technical reportNo
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