UK Basking Shark Proposal

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Contents

Executive summary

A.Proposal

B.Proponent

C. Supporting Statement

1. Taxonomy

1.1 Class
1.2 Order
1.3 Family
1.4 Species
1.5 Scientific synonyms
1.6 Common names
1.7 Code number

2. Biological Parameters

2.1 Distribution
2.2. Habitat availability
2.3 Population status
2.4 Population trends
2.5 Geographic trends
2.6 Role of the species in its ecosystem
2.7 Threats

3. Utilisation and trade

3.1 National utilisation
3.2 Legal international trade
3.3 Illegal trade
3.4 Actual or potential trade impacts
3.5 Captive breeding for commercial purposes

4. Conservation and Management

4.1 Legal status
4.2 Species management
4.3 Control measures

5. Information on similar species

6. Other comments

7. Additional Remarks

7.1. Assessment of the basking shark under the CITES biological criteria

8. References

Annex 1.
Trends in fisheries yields or sightings for the basking shark.

Annex 2. North East Atlantic basking shark landings data.

Annex 2a. Targeted Northeast Atlantic basking shark landings (numbers of sharks caught), 1946-1996.
Annex 2b. Norwegian basking shark landings³, recorded by ICES Fishing Area from 1973.

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Published 9 July 1999 / updated 16 August 2000

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