The IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group
Shark News 1: June 1994
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Meetings
European Shark and Ray Workshop
The second Shark and Ray workshop, organised by Dr Bob Earll, was held
at the Natural History Museum in London on 15 and 16 February 1994
with the generous help of several sponsors.
Over 60 participants from several European countries and Jack
Casey, US National Marine Fisheries Service, attended. The first day was
devoted to presentations and discussions of European and the US tag and
release programmes, and the second to consideration of management
plans. Recommendations of the meeting included the need for the
establishment of a European Elasmobranch Working Group and a shark
conservation implementation programme, possibly analogous to the
International Whaling Commission or North Atlantic Salmon Conservation
Organisation.
A report of the workshop will shortly be available from Dr Clare
Eno, Marine Conservation Branch, Joint Nature Conservation
Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough PE1 1JY
(UK). Fax. (44) (0)733 893971.
American Elasmobranch Society AGM
The American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting 1994 is about
to take place in Los Angeles, from 4 to 6 June, as this newsletter goes
to print. A meeting of the Shark Specialist Group will take place during
the weekend to review progress on the production of the Action Plan and
discuss specific conservation projects and actions to be recommended in
the plan. A report will appear in our next issue.
Sharks in Danger Slide set
The IUCN Shark Specialist Group slide set features 40 colour
transparencies, including many by professional shark photographers
Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch and Jack Jackson and contributions from Specialist
Group members. It is accompanied by a leaflet with speaker's text which
covers shark biology, ecology and threats to chondrichthyans from
man's activities. Copies are available from Dr Gruber (price US$38,
cheque payable to Center for Marine Conservation) or Sarah Fowler
(£21 in Europe, £23 elsewhere, including postage and packing,
cheque or credit card payable to the Nature Conservation Bureau).
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