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New Zealand

New Zealand

Common name Scientific name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Basking Shark, (Traditionally Sunfish Or Sailfish, Hoe Mother) Cetorhinus maximus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Cetorhinidae /
Manta Ray Mobula birostris Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Great White Shark, White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Porbeagle Lamna nasus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Chondrichthyes Squaliformes Squalidae /
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 /
Silky Shark Carcharhinus falciformis Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
Smooth Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna zygaena Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Tope Shark Galeorhinus galeus Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Triakidae /
No data present.

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
ACAP Party

Signature: 19.06.2001

Pacific Islands Cetaceans MOU Signatory
Sharks MOU Signatory
No data present.
Name Role Position Institution
Ms. Alexandra Macdonald Focal Point, Focal Point CC Senior International Advisor International Unit, Research and Development Group, - Te Papa Atawhai, Department of Conservation

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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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