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United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 /
Porbeagle Lamna nasus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Chondrichthyes Squaliformes Squalidae /
Reef Manta Ray, Prince Alfred’s Ray, Inshore Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Resident Manta Ray Manta alfredi Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Common Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Angelshark, Monkfish Squatina squatina Chondrichthyes Squatiniformes Squatinidae /
Smooth Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna zygaena Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Tope Shark Galeorhinus galeus Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Triakidae /

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
AEWA Party

Final Act: 16.06.1995; Signature: 23.09.1996

EUROBATS Party

Acceded. Final Act: 10.09.1991; Signature: 04.12.1991. (Includes Gibraltar)

ASCOBANS Party

Final Act: 13.09.1991; Signature: 16.04.1992. (Including Guernsey)

ACAP Party

Signature: 19.06.2001

IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU Signatory
Aquatic Warbler MOU Signatory
Pacific Islands Cetaceans MOU Signatory
Sharks MOU Signatory
ACCOBAMS Range State
Central Asian Flyway Range State
ASCOBANS Party
No data present.
No data present.

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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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