Palau National Marine Reserve - Shark Conservation

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Scientific name	Common name	Class	Order	Family	Appendix (App. I / App. II)
Cetorhinus maximus	Basking Shark, (Traditionally Sunfish Or Sailfish, Hoe Mother)	Chondrichthyes	Lamniformes	Cetorhinidae	2005 / 2005
Manta birostris	Manta Ray	Chondrichthyes	Myliobatiformes	Mobulidae	2011 / 2011
Manta alfredi	Reef Manta Ray, Prince Alfred’s Ray, Inshore Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Resident Manta Ray	Chondrichthyes	Myliobatiformes	Mobulidae	2014 / 2014
Sphyrna lewini	Scalloped hammerhead shark	Chondrichthyes	Carcharhiniformes	Sphyrnidae	- / 2014
Sphyrna mokarran	Great hammerhead shark	Chondrichthyes	Carcharhiniformes	Sphyrnidae	- / 2014

Project	Start date	End date	Implementing Agency	Status	Region
Raising awareness on threats to migratory sharks	08/01/2013	01/31/2014	Etpison Museum, Palau	Completed	Oceania

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