Only One Percent of Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Western Indian Ocean Are Fully Protected From Fishing Pressure

E. M. Cochran, Jesse; Charles, Ryan; J. Temple, Andrew; M. Kyne, Peter; García‐Rodríguez, Emiliano; González‐Pestana, Adriana; Batlle‐Morera, Amanda; L. Mouton, Théophile; O. Armstrong, Asia; A. Rohner, Christoph; J. Coker, Darren; S. Hardenstine, Royale; Kattan, Alexander; J. McIvor, Ashlie; Nunes Peinemann, Viktor; A. O'Toole, Kaitlyn; Palm, Lea; B Richardson, Eloise; Valappil Akhilesh, Kalli; Ali Abedi, Haleh; K. Almealla, Reem; Almojil, Dareen; Andrzejaczek, Samantha; Askin, Arzucan; A. Banerjee, Avik; Reza Bargahi, Hamid; Barnes, Alissa; Barteneva‐Vitry, Svetlana; Behzadi, S; Bein, Aymeric; Bennett, RH; Bocchi, Filippo; Boldrocchi, Ginevra; Braulik, Gill; D. Braun, Camrin; Brighton, Eleanor; K. P. Budd, Frances; Bullock, Robert; Cánovas-Pérez, C.; B. Carlisle, Aaron; Carpenter, Michelle; K. Chapple, Taylor; Chaúca, Isabel; Cliff, Geremy; Crochelet, Estelle; Cullain, Nakia; J. Curnick, David; Daly, Ryan; De Necker, Leigh; Diamant, Stella; F. A. Donati, Giulia; A. Ebert, David; Eid, Ehab; S. Elhassa, Igbal; Elston, Chantel; I. Everett, Bernadine; M. S. Farrag, Mahmoud; Fassbender, Nico; Fennessy, S.T.; M. C. Fernando, Stela; Finucci, Brittany; L. Flam, Anna; Gausmann, Peter; R. G. Gauthier, Arnault; Bhavan Sreekanth, Giri; Gupta, Trisha; Hafeez, Meral; Hagy, Badru; L. A. Haines, Jessica; L. Harris, Joanna; Harvey‐Carroll, Jessica; N. Hempson, Tessa; Hilbourne, Simon; Hsun Hsu, Hua; D. Ibrahim, Nor; M. P. Jacoby, David; Jaquemet, Sébastien; Babu K K, Idrees; Karnad, Divya; Kaunda‐Arara, Boaz; Joe Kizhakudan, Shoba; A. Kock, Alison; Koester, Anna; Kuboja, Bigeyo; L. Kuguru, Baraka; S. E. Lea, James; Abdulkadir Mahadalle, Omar; Manjebrayakath, Hashim; Mason‐Parker, Christophe; Mateos‐Molina, Daniel; Menon, Muktha; B. M. Moore, Alec; Mourier, Johann; S. Murra, Taryn; DAYARAM Nakhawa, Ajay; Nazurally, Nadeem; E. Nelso, Lauren; Nevill, John; Olbers, Jennifer; Lubambo Ostrovski, Raquel; Peel, Lauren; Perisic, Nathan; J. Peterson, Bradley; J. Pierce, Simon; J. Pittman, Simon; Rahangdale, Shikha; M. Rambahiniarison, Joshua; Rastgoo, Alireza; Rezaie‐Atagholipour, Mohsen; P. Robinson, David; A. Samoilys, Melita; J. Sawers, Tamaryn; J. Scannell, Brittney; V. Schmidt, Jennifer; Silva, Isabel; Silva, Luis; Solonomenjanahary, Jadiyde; L. Y. Spaet, Julia; M. W. Stevens, Guy; M. Strike, Elspeth; Thomas, Sujitha; van Beuningen, David; K. Venables, Stephanie; Vossgaetter, Lennart; C. Weideli, Ornella; D. Williams, Ivor; T. Williams, Collin; Willson, Andrew; Wilson, Livi; Zareer, Irthisham; M. Zerr, Kaitlyn; L. Berumen, Michael; Jabado, Rima

doi:10.1002/ece3.72690

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Only One Percent of Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Western Indian Ocean Are Fully Protected From Fishing Pressure

Published in Ecology and Evolution • Jan 1, 2026

Authors:

Jesse E. M. Cochran

Ryan Charles

Andrew J. Temple

Abstract

ABSTRACT The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is known for its high diversity of chondrichthyans (sharks, rays, and chimaeras). However, intense fishing pressure has led to severe population declines and local extinctions of several species. The Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) process is a collaborati...

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IUCN Red List

Threatened species

Fishing

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