Elasmobranch conservation, challenges and management strategy in India: recommendations from a national consultative meeting

Akhilesh, K V and Kizhakudan, Shoba Joe and Muktha, M and Najmudeen, T M and Thomas, Sujitha and Karnad, Divya and Sutaria, Dipani and Fernandes, Merwyn and Gupta, Trisha and Namboothri, Naveen and Patankar, Vardhan and Dash, Swatipriyanka Sen and Varghese, Sijo P and Biju Kumar, A and Barnes, Alissa and Bineesh, K K and John, Sajan and Gangal, Mayuresh and Manjebrayakath, Hashim and Malayilethu, Vinod and Tyabji, Zoya and Malaika, Vaz and Sukumaran, Sandhya and Purushottama, G B and Wilson, Livi and Mahesh, V and Nair, Rekha J and Remya, L and Rahangdale, Shikha and Manojkumar, P P and Sivakumar, K and Vivekanandan, E and Zacharia, P U and Gopalakrishnan, A (2023) Elasmobranch conservation, challenges and management strategy in India: recommendations from a national consultative meeting. Current Science, 124 (3). pp. 292-303.

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Abstract

Historically, India has been projected as one of the major elasmobranch fishing nations in the world. However, management and conservation efforts are not commensurate with this trend. Along with the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, several generic conservation measures are in place at the regional/local level. But India is still a long way from meeting global conservation commitments. We present here the status of elasmobranch management and conservation in India, with the specific objec-tive of identifying the gaps in the existing set-up. We also present recommendations based on a national consultative workshop held at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, in February 2020. We recommend the implementation of a National Plan of Action (NPOA-Sharks) and more in-clusive governance and policymaking for elasmobranch conservation in India.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Consultative meeting; elasmobranch; fisheries; management and conservation; regulations
Subjects:	Elasmobranch Fisheries Marine Fisheries > Conservation Marine Fisheries > Fisheries Management Aquaculture > Fisheries Management
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2023 11:21
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2023 06:55
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16718

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