KatieOcean (same on Bluesky)#FISHERY and/or #SHARK people: just out today, here's the first global accounting of the #blueshark fishery (catch, trade and management)! You can see the full report here, as well as an easy to read, infographic-rich research summary here: https://oceana.org/press-releases/new-oceana-analysis-finds-tuna-fisheries-are-masking-usd-411-million-blue-shark-industry/
"Last month at #CITESCoP19, world leaders voted to provide protections for 60 #shark species, including blue sharks. This decision means these species can only be traded if their stocks are proven to be sustainably managed. With the exception of a 2019 catch limit set under the jurisdiction of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (#ICCAT) #RFMO, #bluesharks are fished without any limits."
"At the very least, #blueshark landings were estimated to total $411 million, exceeding the catch value of each of the three iconic #bluefin #tuna species. Unlike the southern bluefin tuna which has a full RFMO dedicated to it, there is no RFMO dedicated to the #conservation and management of any oceanic #shark."