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Report of the First Meeting of the WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CITES/CFMC Working Group on Shark Conservation and Management SLC/FIAF/R1192 FAO Fisheries and Acquaculture Report ISSN 2070-6987 WESTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC FISHERY COMMISSION Report of the FIRST MEETING OF THE WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CITES/CFMC WORKING GROUP ON SHARK CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT Barbados, 17–19 October 2017 Cover photograph: Caribbean Reef Shark. Guido Leurs, Oceanaware, 2016. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 1192 SLC/FIAF/R1192 WESTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC FISHERY COMMISSION Report of the First meeting of the WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CITES/CFMC working group on shark conservation and management Barbados, 17–19 October 2017 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Subregional Office for the Caribbean Bridgetown, 2018 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO. 978-92-5-130387-0 © FAO, 2018 FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for private study, research and teaching purposes, or for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO’s endorsement of users’ views, products or services is not implied in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be made via www.fao.org/contact-us/licence-request or addressed to [email protected]. FAO information products are available on the FAO website (www.fao.org/publications) and can be purchased through [email protected]. iii PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT This is the report of the First meeting of the WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CITES/CFMC working group on shark conservation and management, organized by the Secretariat of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at the United Nations House in Barbados on 17-19 October 2017. The meeting was co-hosted by FAO and the Government of Barbados and convened by Mr Mauro Gongora (Belize). Technical coordination and facilitation for the workshop was provided by Mr Raymon van Anrooy, Secretary of WECAFC, Mr Kim Friedman, senior fisheries resources officer (FAO) and Irene Kingma and Ramon Bonfil, FAO consultants. Administrative and logistical support was provided by FAO/WECAFC, and coordinated by Ms Sonya Thompson. The workshop was made possible thanks to financial support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States of America. The meeting also received support from Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded projects (Sustainable Management of Bycatch in Latin America and Caribbean Trawl Fisheries (REBYC II LAC) Project, Caribbean Billfish Project (under the Common Oceans ABNJ Ocean Partnerships Project) and the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+) Project. iv FAO Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission. 2018. Report of the First meeting of the WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CITES/CFMC working group on shark conservation and management, Barbados, 17-19 October 2017 FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 1192. Bridgetown, Barbados. ABSTRACT The First meeting of the WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CITES/CFMC working group on shark conservation and management was held in Barbados on 17-19 October 2017. The meeting brought together more than 30 shark fisheries experts, conservationists, marine biologists and fisheries officers from 15 WECAFC members, regional fisheries bodies, fisheries technical advisory institutions, non- governmental organizations, and other relevant stakeholders. The experts at the meeting recognized the decline in various shark and ray stocks in the Caribbean region, as well as the need to conserve the threatened species among them. The joint Working Group stressed the importance of harmonizing conservation and management measures with various international and regional conventions for the protection of these often-migratory species, as well as with measures by regional fisheries management bodies in the Atlantic. The fisheries experts recommended amongst others that the countries in the region should prohibit the removal of shark fins at sea and require that all sharks be landed with their fins naturally attached through the point of first landing of the sharks. Moreover, the experts recommended the prohibition of targeted fisheries for iconic species such as whale sharks, sawfishes and manta rays. Incidental catches of these species should be promptly released unharmed and alive, to the extent possible. The experts worked on a regional shark stocks and fisheries status assessment and a Regional Plan of Action for the conservation and management of sharks and rays in the WECAFC area. This RPOA-Sharks will incorporate regional collaboration on shark research, data collection and sharing, capacity building, harmonized management and conservation measures, enforcement and monitoring, and public awareness. The First Meeting of the Joint Working Group was made possible with support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States of America. The meeting also received support from Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded projects (Sustainable Management of Bycatch in Latin America and Caribbean Trawl Fisheries (REBYC II LAC) Project, Caribbean Billfish Project (under the Common Oceans ABNJ Ocean Partnerships Project) and the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+) Project)). v CONTENTS PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT ............................................................................................ III ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................................... IV ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................ VII INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 1 OPENING OF THE MEETING .............................................................................................................. 1 ATTENDANCE ...................................................................................................................................... 2 ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSONS AND RAPPORTEURS .................................................................. 2 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ............................................................................................................ 3 SUMMARY OF WECAFC SHARK ACTIVITIES ............................................................................... 3 SHARKS AND RAYS DEVELOPMENTS AT CITES ......................................................................... 3 SHARKS AND RAYS FISHERIES STATUS AND MANAGEMENT IN CRFM MEMBER STATES ................................................................................................................................ 4 SHARKS AND RAYS FISHERIES STATUS AND MANAGEMENT IN OSPESCA MEMBER STATES ................................................................................................................................ 5 SHARKS AND RAYS FISHERIES STATUS AND MANAGEMENT IN SELECTED WECAFC MEMBER STATES ......................................................................................... 6 OUTCOMES OF THE REGIONAL SHARKS AND RAYS STOCKS, FISHERIES AND MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................................... 8 GLOBAL PROGRAM FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SHARKS STOCKS AND FISHERIES .................................................................................................. 9 CARIBBEAN REGIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SHARKS AND RAYS - RPOA-SHARKS ......................................................... 9 TORS AND DRAFT WORK PLAN OF THE WORKING GROUP ................................................... 10 REGIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON SHARKS AND RAYS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 10 ANY OTHER MATTERS .................................................................................................................... 11 CLOSURE OF THE MEETING ........................................................................................................... 11 APPENDIX 1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS .......................................................................................... 13 APPENDIX II – AGENDA ................................................................................................................... 17 APPENDIX III - SHARK ASSESSMENT REPORT ..........................................................................
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