1. June 2014

2. Target countries Range states of the species Significant shark catches and/or trade Developing countries

3. Approach Analysis of available information (catch, trade, literature) Questionnaire to national CITES authorities and fisheries agencies Regional Workshops (excl. Latin America) Needs identified and Actions proposed

4. In general sharks represent less than 5% of the total marine catches Sharks and rays not reported at species level

5. Catches DRC Elasmobranchii Gambia Rajiformes Ghana Guinea Sphyrnidae Mobulidae Liberia Mauritania Namibia Nigeria Senegal South Africa

6. Catches Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Sphyrnidae Mobulidae Oceanic whitetip Other species in other colours

9. Country DR Congo Gambia Ghana Guinea Liberia Mauritania Namibia Nigeria Senegal NPOA-Sharks Prod. form******* Gear Access Spatial Sps. prohib Capacity Size Temporal Catch * Norms prohibiting finning: implementation not clear in some cases (e.g. fin-to-body weight, etc.) yesno

10. Country China Indonesia Iran Korea Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Sri Lanka Thailand Yemen NPOA- Sharks ** Prod. form******** Gear Sps. prohib. Access Spatial Temporal Capacity Size Catch * Norms prohibiting finning (e.g. required landing of fins attached to body, 5% fin-body weight) ** NPOA yet to be adopted. yesno

11. Common main limitations Limited information to support shark fisheries assessment and management (and NDF) Weak MCS capacity leading to poor compliance with norms Lack of effective shark management measures Limited knowledge and expertise to identify products in trade Lack of traceability mechanisms to verify the origin and legality of products in trade Lack of coordinated networking and collaboration among agencies Insufficient prolonged and targeted funding for the implementation of CITES requirements

12. Roadmap (Africa) Public information and outreach Improve institutional arrangements for CITES implementation Enforcement of compliance measures Establish or strengthen management regime for shark fisheries Establish or improve mechanisms and capacity for tracing shark products in trade Supporting measures for fishers livelihoods

13. Action plan (Asia) Improvement of data collection Strengthening national legislation, enforcement (MCS) and international cooperation Strengthening conservation and management measures Enhancing training and capacity building/human resource development (incl. identification of species in sharks and rays products) Securing funding

14. Thank you