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Cabo Verde

Republic of Cabo Verde

Scientific name Common name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Cetorhinus maximus Basking Shark, (Traditionally Sunfish Or Sailfish, Hoe Mother) Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Cetorhinidae /
Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Isurus paucus Longfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Alopias vulpinus Common Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Mobula tarapacana Box Ray, Chilean Devil Ray, Devil Ray, Greater Guinean Mobula, Sicklefin Devil Ray, Spiny Mobula Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Sphyrna mokarran Great hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
Galeorhinus galeus Tope Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Triakidae /
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CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
Atlantic Turtles MOU Signatory
Western African Aquatic Mammals MOU Signatory
AEWA Range State
Sharks Range State
AEWA Non-Party
No data present.
No data present.
Name Role Position Institution
Ms. Liza Helena Alves Lima Focal Point Biologist General Directorate of Environment

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Publications

Sharks and Rays - Listed on international treaties (Poster 2022)
Rhino Rays - Listed on international treaties (Poster 2022)
Human impacts on sharks and rays (Factsheets)
Best Practice in the Prevention of Shark Finning

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