The provision of advice on the conservation of pelagic sharks associated to fishing activity under EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements in the Atlantic Ocean

Project SC-07 under Framework Contract MARE/2012/21 provides scientific advice on the conservation of pelagic sharks associated with fishing activity under EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPA) in the Atlantic Ocean, specifically for Cabo Verde. Several tasks were planned and completed within this project, including: 1) designing an observer programme, 2) designing and implementing a tagging programme, 3) analysing potential local depletion of sharks, 4) identifying biological and ecological sensitive areas, and 5) coordination and communication.