{"id":111,"date":"2006-11-06T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-06T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blueventures.org\/blog\/?p=111"},"modified":"2014-06-25T12:49:14","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T11:49:14","slug":"blue-ventures-launches-new-shark-monitoring-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/blue-ventures-launches-new-shark-monitoring-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Ventures launches new shark monitoring programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Blue Ventures today announced the launch of a new project that will monitor and protect threatened populations of shark.<\/span> <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">The three-year project, funded in part by the SeaWorld &#038; Busch Gardens Conservation Fund and the Project Aware Foundation, will monitor the number and species of sharks killed each year by fishermen in southwest Madagascar and develop conservation plans to prevent destructive overfishing practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger2\/6453\/2071\/1600\/lemurhead.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger2\/6453\/2071\/200\/lemurhead.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><?xml:namespace prefix = o \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">\u201cSharks populations around <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 \/><st1:country-region><st1:place>Madagascar<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> are in rapid decline,\u201d said Stephanie P\u00e9dron, marine biologist for Blue Ventures. \u201cTheir disappearance would have devastating impacts on marine habitats and the local communities that rely upon those habitats for survival.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">P\u00e9dron is leading the shark monitoring project with Blue Ventures director of science Alasdair Harris and marine biologist Volanirina Ramahery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Because fishing is the primary source of income for communities in the region, Blue Ventures will collaborate closely with village leaders to develop management plans for shark conservation and sustainable fishing practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Thousands of sharks are caught each year in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Madagascar<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>, and local fishermen are beginning to report declines in shark populations. A collapse of the shark industry would threaten the economic stability of the region and pose a critical threat to the broader marine ecosystem.<a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger2\/6453\/2071\/1600\/shark%20fishing.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger2\/6453\/2071\/200\/shark%20fishing.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">There is growing concern that shark stocks are being depleted around the world and numerous international resolutions have been enacted calling for greater research into the status and threats of sharks globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Little research has ever been conducted to determine the full extent of shark fishing in southwest <st1:country-region><st1:place>Madagascar<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> and the rate at which populations are declining. 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