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Kenya

Republic of Kenya

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 /
Great White Shark, White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Pelagic Thresher Shark Alopias pelagicus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Common Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Pygmy Devil Ray, Longhorned Devil Ray Mobula eregoodootenkee Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Great hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Silky Shark Carcharhinus falciformis Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
Green Sawfish Pristis zijsron Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Giant Guitarfish, Whitespotted Wedgefish Rhynchobatus djiddensis Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Rhinidae /
Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
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CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
AEWA Party
IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU Signatory
Dugong MOU Signatory
Sharks MOU Signatory
African Carnivores Initiative Range State
Joint CITES/CMS/IUCN Lion Web Portal Range State
AEWA Party
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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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