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