Sharks And Their Relatives

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Sharks and their Relatives
Ecology and Conservation
Merry Camhi, Sarah Fowler, John Musick, Amie Bräutigam and Sonja FordhamIUCN Species Survival Commission Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland. Tel: + +41 22 999 01 53, Fax: + +41 22 999 00 15 E-mail: lwh@hq.iucn.org IUCN Publications Services Unit, 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, UK. Tel: + +44 1223 277894, Fax: + +44 1223 277175 E-mail: iucn-psu@wcmc.org.uk

Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 20

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The IUCN/Species Survival Commission is committed to communicate important species conservation information to natural resource managers, decision-makers and others whose actions affect the conservation of biodiversity. The SSC’s Action Plans, Occasional Papers, news magazine (Species), Membership Directory and other publications aresupported by a wide variety of generous donors, including the following: The Sultanate of Oman established the Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund in 1990. The Fund supports Action Plan development and implementation; to date, more than 80 grants have been made from the Fund to Specialist Groups. As a result, the Action Plan Programme has progressed at an accelerated level and the network hasgrown and matured significantly. The SSC is grateful to the Sultanate of Oman for its confidence in and support for species conservation worldwide. The Chicago Zoological Society (CZS) provides significant in-kind and cash support to the SSC, including grants for special projects, editorial and design services, staff secondments and related support services. The mission of CZS is to help peopledevelop a sustainable and harmonious relationship with nature. The Zoo carries out its mission by informing and inspiring 2,000,000 annual visitors, serving as a refuge for species threatened with extinction, developing scientific approaches to manage species successfully in zoos and the wild, and working with other zoos, agencies, and protected areas around the world to conserve habitats and...