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New Zealand

New Zealand

Scientific name Common name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Cetorhinus maximus Basking Shark, (Traditionally Sunfish Or Sailfish, Hoe Mother) Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Cetorhinidae /
Mobula birostris Manta Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark, White Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Squalus acanthias Spiny Dogfish Chondrichthyes Squaliformes Squalidae /
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Alopias vulpinus Common Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Mobula japanica Spinetail Mobula, Spinetail Devil Ray, Japanese Devil Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth Hammerhead Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Galeorhinus galeus Tope Shark 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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