Projects

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The Shark Conservation Fund is proud to support projects that recover shark and ray species and protect them into the future.

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Current Projects by Objective

Fisheries Management Reform

Strengthening Fisheries Management and Conservation Strategies for the Brazilian Guitarfish in its Southern Distribution Boundary, El Rincón-Northern Patagonian Coastal Zone
Argentina ECO-SOB/Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste
ICCAT Protections for Sharks and Rays in the Turks and Caicos Islands: Developing Awareness, Support, and Compliance Through Outreach and Education
Turks & Caicos FisherFolkFirst
Guardians of the Blue
Philippines, United States Creative Visions Foundation
Supporting the Sustainable Management of Gulper Sharks
Global Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Bridging the Gap: Promoting Treaty Implementation to Recover Atlantic Sharks
Global Communications, Inc. / Shark League for the Atlantic and Mediterranean (SLAM)
Closing the Gap in U.S. Caribbean Scalloped Hammerhead Protections
Puerto Rico Earthjustice
Mapping Critical Habitats to Safeguard the Critically Endangered Rhinorays of the Karimunjawa National Park, Java Sea
Indonesia Yayasan Hiu Pari Lestari
Investigating Mating and Nursery Areas for the Reef Manta Ray, Mobula Alfredi, in Dongunab Bay and Makkawar Island
Red Sea Environmental Center
Assessment of the Extent of Shark Depredation in North Male and Baa atolls, Maldives
Maldives Reefscapers Foundation
CITES Shark and Ray Work in West Africa
West and Central Africa Humane Society International
Campaign to Restore America's Sharks and Rays
United States of America Oceana
Campaign to Restore America’s Sharks and Rays
United States of America Shark Advocates International, a project of Ocean Foundation
Campaign to Restore America’s Sharks and Rays
United States of America Wildlife Conservation Society
Campaign to Restore America’s Sharks and Rays
United States of America Species Survival Network
Implementing CITES shark listings in the Middle East and North Africa
Middle East & North Africa International Fund for Animal Welfare
Campaign to Restore America’s Sharks and Rays
United States of America Earthjustice
Building Capacity of Emerging Shark Researchers in the Philippines
Philippines Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines
Blue Shark Regional NDF Guidance
Spain Azul Marino Foundation
Implementing the National Plan of Action of Sharks and Rays in Guatemala´s Pacific Coast and CITES
Guatemala Blue World Foundation Inc.
Implementing the National Plan of Action for Sharks in Kenya: Information, Awareness and Policy
Kenya University of Eldoret
It’s More Than Just Fins: Reducing Trade of Elasmobranch Products in Honduras
Honduras Ilili
Turning CITES Listings into Conservation Action
Global Wildlife Conservation Society
Shark and Ray Exploitation Status in the Manyange Na Elombo Marine National Park and its Periphery
Cameroon TUBE AWU
Improving the Conservation Status of Sharks and Rays in the Southwest Indian Ocean
Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania & Kenya Wildlife Conservation Society
Concerted Action for the Atlantic Blue Shark Prionace glauca
Global Marine Research and Conservation Foundation
Integrated Community-based Protection of Sharks and Rays in Benin
Benin Benin Environment and Education Society
CITES – Delivering Comprehensive Trade Regulation to Drive Global Shark Conservation
Global Wildlife Conservation Society

Projects

Africa

Marine Witness: Criminal Court Training

Strengthen Sharks and Rays Conservation in Donaten Marine Protected Area (DMPA)

Improving the Management of Sharks and Rays in the Southwest Indian Ocean

Investigating Mating and Nursery Areas for the Reef Manta Ray, Mobula Alfredi, in Dongunab Bay and Makkawar Island

Gathering Fundamental Scientific Data for the Conservation of Guitarfish Species in the Marine Protected Area of Grand-Béréby (southwestern Ivory Coast)

CITES Shark and Ray Work in West Africa

Swimming in Dangerous Waters: Sustainable Protection of Sharks and Rays in Bijagós MPAs

Implementing CITES shark listings in the Middle East and North Africa

Mapping Critical Habitats of Blacktip Reef Sharks and Guitarfish Using Acoustic Telemetry in Kenya

Implementing the National Plan of Action for Sharks in Kenya: Information, Awareness and Policy

Shark and Ray Exploitation Status in the Manyange Na Elombo Marine National Park and its Periphery

Securing Critical Habitat for Sharks & Rays in Southern Mozambique

Assessing the Diversity and Status of Elasmobranchs in Namibia

Elasmobranch Research and Management in Namibian MPAs

Recovering Populations of Sharks and Rays in the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia

Integrated Community-based Protection of Sharks and Rays in Benin

Conservation of Three Critically Endangered Guitarfish Species in the Proposed MPA of Grand Bereby

Participatory Management and Conservation of the Shark Sanctuary of Parda Bay

Improving species catch data collection for the conservation and management of sharks and rays in Kenya

Biodiversity and conservation of elasmobranchs in Watamu Marine National Park, Kenya

Assessing the scale of exploitation of sharks and rays in West Africa

Identifying key habitats for endangered whale sharks in Madagascar

Conservation & Management of Sharks & Rays in Mozambique

Improving conservation of sharks and rays in Ghana through education and sensitization

Unravelling fishing and trade of endangered guitarfish in the Bijagos Archipelago

An assessment of sharks and rays at a critical site in Mozambique

Evaluating the efficacy of a marine reserve for endemic and threatened sharks off South Africa

Survey of the nursery areas of green sawfish (Pristis zijsron) in the Sudanese Red Sea

Protection for Threatened Sharks and Rays in South Africa

Improving the Conservation Status of Threatened Shark and Ray Species in the South Western Indian Ocean Region

Creation of a Platform of Community-based Conservation Advocates for Sharks and Rays in Liberia

Asia/Southeast Asia

Save the Maugean Skate

Securing the Only Known Viable Population of the Ganges Shark (Glyphis gangeticus)

Sharks International 2026

Preventing Shark Extinctions from Australia’s North to South

Germ Cell Transplantation as an Insurance Tool for the Conservation of the Endangered Maugean Skate (Zearaja maugeana)

Mapping Critical Habitats to Safeguard the Critically Endangered Rhinorays of the Karimunjawa National Park, Java Sea

Assessment of the Extent of Shark Depredation in North Male and Baa atolls, Maldives

Save the Maugean Skate Campaign

Building Capacity of Emerging Shark Researchers in the Philippines

Use of Ancient Environmental DNA to Identify a Viable Site for Conservation of the Maugean Skate

Using Kinship to Investigate Population Status and Reproductive Behaviour of Largetooth Sawfish

Global Shark Conservation Campaign South Asia West Africa

Estimation of Acquisition Time of CITES-listed Sharks: A Tool for Pre-Convention Specimens

Protecting Critical Shark and Ray Habitat in Sabah

Developing Conservation Approaches for Sawfish and Rhino Rays in Papua New Guinea

Protecting Sharks and Rays in Australia - Phase 2

Simplifying the CITES non-detriment findings (NDF) process - The electronic NDF (e-NDF)

Southeast Asian shark and ray research and conservation capacity building workshop 2019

Developing Local Conservation Policy for Pelagic Thresher Shark (A. pelagicus) in Alor, Indonesia

Towards a sustainable future for Sri Lankan rhino rays: science & implementation in the Indian Ocean

Halting extinction:ensuring live-release of sawfish alleviating barriers of fishers in Bangladesh

Awakening of public opinion for withdrawal of Japan’s reservation of CITES shark species regulations

Investigating the Past and Present of Sawfish in Bangladesh

Water resource management and the conservation of a globally important largetooth sawfish nurseries

Southeast Asian shark and ray research and conservation capacity building workshop 2019

CITES shark and ray listings implementation: Capacity building fin identification workshops (Taiwan)

Understanding artisanal fishing activity and data collection on sharks and rays in Indonesia

Capacity building for implementation of CITES shark and ray listings: workshops in Vietnam

Build a national reporting system for Forest officials to protect threatened sharks and rays

Implementing outreach and advocacy activities for the passage of the Philippine Shark Conservation Act

In-situ Conservation of Queensland's Sawfish

A Scoping Study for Traceability Improvements in Singapore, a Globally Significant Trading Hub for Shark/Ray Products

Restoring Manta and Devil Ray Populations in the Philippines

Saving Sharks in Indonesia through Developing and Implementing Science-based Management Reforms

Hong Kong policy work for the shark fin-related trade

Sabah Shark and Ray Initiative 2019 - 2020

SharkTrack – Developing a Traceability System for Shark and Ray Products

Protecting Sharks and Rays in Australia

Rapid Assessment Toolkit for Sharks (RAT)

Building Capacity for Long-Term Shark Conservation in Myanmar

Advancing Shark and Ray Conservation and Management in Indonesia

Shark Fin Demand Reduction

Reduce Shark Mortality in the Arabian Sea Around Pakistan

Strengthening Shark and Ray Protections in Sabah, Malaysia

Europe

Protecting Sharks and Rays in the Spanish Mediterranean - Surfing the 30x30 Momentum to Secure Shark and Ray Conservation Goals