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Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica

Common name Scientific name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Manta Ray Mobula birostris Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Reef Manta Ray, Prince Alfred’s Ray, Inshore Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Resident Manta Ray Manta alfredi Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Bigeye Thresher Shark Alopias superciliosus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Common Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Spinetail Mobula, Spinetail Devil Ray, Japanese Devil Ray Mobula japanica Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Bentfin Devil Ray, Lesser Devil Ray, Smoothtail Devil Ray, Smoothtail Mobula, Thurton’s Devil Ray Mobula thurstoni Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Box Ray, Chilean Devil Ray, Devil Ray, Greater Guinean Mobula, Sicklefin Devil Ray, Spiny Mobula Mobula tarapacana Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Munk’s Devil Ray, Pygmy Devil Ray, Smoothtail Mobula Mobula munkiana Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Great hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Silky Shark Carcharhinus falciformis Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
Sharks MOU Signatory
Jaguar Initiative Range State
No data present.
Name Role Position Institution
Sra. Gina Cuza Jones Focal Point, Standing Committee, Contact Person, Focal Point Funcionaria del Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC) Ministerio de Ambiente, Energía y Telecomunicaciones
For any inquiries or to reach out to these focal points, kindly contact the Secretariat.

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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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