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Maldives

Republic of Maldives

Scientific name Common name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Mobula birostris Manta Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Manta alfredi Reef Manta Ray, Prince Alfred’s Ray, Inshore Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Resident Manta Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Alopias vulpinus Common Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Mobula thurstoni Bentfin Devil Ray, Lesser Devil Ray, Smoothtail Devil Ray, Smoothtail Mobula, Thurton’s Devil Ray Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Mobula tarapacana Box Ray, Chilean Devil Ray, Devil Ray, Greater Guinean Mobula, Sicklefin Devil Ray, Spiny Mobula Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Mobulidae /
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
No data present.

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU Signatory
Dugong Range State
Sharks Range State
CMS Party
Central Asian Flyway 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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