Shark News | Issue 02 | July 2021

Photo by Jie Zhang

The first record of a juvenile Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) found in a coastal area off mainland China.

Region Update: Asia

Written by Dr. Jie Zhang

IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group | Asia Regional Group | Regional Vice-Chair Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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IUCN Red List Sawfishes reas- sessments

Upcoming Meetings

Crash Course in the Human Dimensions of Shark Conserva tion

Funding Opportunities

Shark Biology and Conservation

The use of Shark Liver Oil

Marine Historical Ecology Working Group

3rd Indonesian Shark and Ray Symposium

Shark fin consump tion in Hong Kong

The first record of a juvenile Mega- mouth Shark

Gillnets of large mesh sizes: a threat to sharks and rays

3D printed replica shark fins

Are we too late for the Sawfishes of Sri Lanka?

Shark catches in Albania

Studying Silky Sharks in the Western Atlantic

Sand Tiger Shark

In Memory of Professor Carolus Maria Vooren

The Hunt for a Pygmy Devil

Angel Sharks

Shark Spotlight The Quagga Catshark

Assessing River Jewels

Editorial: A note from the Chair

Q&A with Lee Crockett

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