date:Jul 13, 2012
species that are already protected under the same annex, such as great white sharks, basking sharks, and angel sharks.
The decision to protect these sharks and rays including four species considered Critically Endangered is particularly significant because they are all threatened by overfishing, noted Dr Allison Perry, marine wildlife scientist with Oceana Europe.
Oceana has worked very hard in support of this protection, which recognises that fished species deserve the same conservation mea