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In April, Brazil’s Ministries of Fisheries & Aquaculture and Environment enacted Interministerial Ordinance No. 30 authorizing targeted fishing of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) across national and international waters (1). Although presented as a sustainable fisheries measure, the ordinance substantially weakens shark conservation and contradicts Brazil’s international commitments under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (2…
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Brazilian policy weakens shark conservation | Science
Margarete Motsinger
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In April, Brazil’s Ministries of Fisheries & Aquaculture and Environment enacted Interministerial Ordinance No. 30 authorizing targeted fishing of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) across national and international waters (1). Although presented as a sustainable fisheries measure, the ordinance substantially weakens shark conservation and contradicts Brazil’s international commitments under the Convention on International Trade in
