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Ghana

Republic of Ghana

Scientific name Common name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Isurus paucus Longfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark, White Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Alopias vulpinus Common Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
Pristis pectinata Smalltooth Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Pristis pristis Largetooth Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
No data present.

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
AEWA Party

Final Act: 16.06.1995

Atlantic Turtles MOU Signatory
West African Elephants MOU Signatory
Western African Aquatic Mammals MOU Signatory
Sharks MOU Signatory
African Carnivores Initiative Range State
AEWA Party
Aquatic Warbler Range State
No data present.
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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