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T1 Conservation and Management of Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimaeras) in the Western Indian Ocean - Session 8: From Science to Policy Paper 1
A1 Wildlife Conservation Society, 
K1 Indian Ocean region
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25913
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25913
NO The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) has been identified as a global hotspot for chondrichthyan diversity, with 130 shark, 86 batoid (wedgefishes, skates and rays) and 11 chimaera species identified to date. The WIO is one of four global hotspots for chondrichthyan evolutionary distinctiveness, giving the region’s chondrichthyans a high irreplaceability index, and highlighting the need for their conservation.
NO https://www.unep.org/nairobiconvention
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026