Shark Coalition

To promote responsible and effective shark management and conservation at a national, regional and global level.

Our Objectives

To achieve a comprehensive global prohibition on shark finning.
To press for compliance with existing legislation and the implementation of new legislation that will effectively conserve shark populations.
To influence and contribute to national, regional and international policies relating to shark conservation and management.
To support regional collaboration on shark conservation and to ensure that the importance of Latin America to global shark conservation is recognized.
To use scientific information to educate civil society about the importance of healthy shark populations to ocean ecosystems.
To discourage irresponsible and unsustainable consumption of shark products.
To highlight the economic benefits of non-consumptive use of sharks, i.e. through the diving industry.

In order to achieve its objectives, the Coalition will:

Work through the United Nations Law of the Sea to achieve the best possible global policy on shark finning.
Work through Regional Fisheries Management Organizations to promote best practice in the conservation and management of sharks.
Collaborate with our governments in influencing regional and global decision-making on sharks.
Encourage our governments to work together to achieve their common objectives.
Use the national, regional and international media to promote shark conservation and to discourage unsustainable consumption of shark products.