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...nd 200 fishermen, and training on the use of TEDs for 300-450 fishermen (eight regions); Testing of STAR and the new type of gill net by six boats covering 120 fishing activities over 10 areas; Training of 500-750 fishermen on reducing post-capture sea turtle deaths (15 regions); Strengthening of seven sea turtle rescue centres, re-training of c. 200-250 staff, a new first aid centre (Lampedusa ...

Background The endangered status sharks and rays in the Mediterranean Sea was highlighted by the IUCN study, ‘Red List 2007 Assessment of the conservation status of cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyans) in the Mediterranean’. The study shows that although the Mediterranean is a semi-enclosed sea, it hosts a diverse range of chondrichthyan – an esti ...