Database of measures on conservation and management of sharks
Citation
FAO (2016) Database of measures on conservation and management of sharks. www.fao.org/ipoa-sharks/database-of-measures/en. Accessed 19 Mar 2017
Abstract
The database provides a collection of instruments for the conservation and management of sharks. These instruments include binding and non-binding Conservation and Management Measures, Plans of Action, and national legislation.
The term "shark" is used in the broad sense of the FAO International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks and includes all species of sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras (Class Chondrichthyes).