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WCC 2020 Res 091 - Activity Report

Submitted by Nicolas.PILCHER on Tue, 10/29/2024 - 11:11
General Information
Global Conservation of rhino rays (Rhinidae, Glaucostegidae, Rhinobatidae)
IUCN Constituent: 
Marine Research Foundation
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2024
Geographic scope: 
South and East Asia
Country/Territory: 
Malaysia
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Sabah Department of Fisheries, local fishers
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Policy influencing/advocacyUsing spatio-temporal data on bycatch events to develop policy recommendations for time-area closures of important wedgefish and hammerhead shark hotspots- None -
Scientific/technical activitiesUsing time-lapse cameras to determine location of bycatch events, with a view to developing conservation strategiesOn-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Our work has led to the design and adoption at the State level of the country's first ever time-area closure to protect critically endangered wedgefish and hammerhead sharks
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyWe will develop similar policy options for conserving sharks and rays in Sarawak as were developed for Sabah
Scientific/technical activitiesWe will expand our work to neighbouring Sarawak to determine important shark and ray conservation areas
Additional Information
Upload document: 
PDF icon MRF Shark & Ray Bycatch Annual Report Final.pdf
External link(s): 
MRF's Shark & Ray project website
MRF's live bycatch event map