BANNING IS NOT ENOUGH: THE COMPLEXITIES OF OCEANIC SHARK MANAGEMENT BY TUNA REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Banning is not enough: The complexities of oceanic shark management by tuna regional fisheries management organizations

Recently, declining populations of several pelagic shark species have led to global conservation concerns surrounding this group.As a result, a series of species-specific banning measures have been implemented by Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs) in charge of tuna fisheries, which include retention bans, finning bans and trading ban

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