Report of regional sharks data collection 2015 to 2016: Results from data collection in sharks project participating countries

Abstract

One-year study on shark data collection had been implemented from 2015 to 2016 in collaboration with six (6) SEAFDEC Member Countries with technical support from SEAFDEC Marine Fisheries Research and Development Department and SEAFDEC Training Department under financial arrangement mainly from CITES Secretariat and Japanese Government. The Standard Operation Procedures for Sharks Data Collection was used as regional standard for collecting and reporting national data. Information on trade and marketing were also included in this study.