Pays

Namibia

Republic of Namibia

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 /
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Porbeagle Lamna nasus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Chondrichthyes Squaliformes Squalidae /
Common Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Smooth Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna zygaena Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Tope Shark Galeorhinus galeus Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Triakidae /
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CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
Atlantic Turtles MOU Signatory
Western African Aquatic Mammals Range State
ACAP Range State
AEWA Range State
Sharks Range State
CMS Non-Party
African Carnivores Initiative Range State
Joint CITES/CMS/IUCN Lion Web Portal Range State
AEWA Non-Party
No data present.
No data present.
No data present.

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Publications

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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