The IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group
Shark News 8: December 1996
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Protection of Chondrichthyan Fishes, Israel
All chondrichthyan fishes are considered protected species in Israeli
waters (both Red Sea and Mediterranean). However, there are now
moves to remove commercially valuable sharks from the protected
list. The Shark Specialist Group was recently contacted by the Nature
Reserves Authority, Israel, with a request for advice on which species
or families might 'safely' have their protection removed, and which
most required continued protection.
There is no information yet available on the distribution and
population sizes of sharks in Israeli waters. The Nature Reserves
Authority will be trying to obtain data on local populations of species
considered for commercial exploitation before suggesting whether
their protected status may safely be recinded.
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