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Shark manual for Albania

By Rigers Bakiu, 19th February 2018

Photo © Rigers Bakiu

A manual that will help fishermen and workers in the aquaculture industry to identify sharks and report their presence in Albania’s territorial waters has been produced to support our project to protect these elasmobranchs. The manual, in both English and Albanian, was written with the help of Alen Soldo and Sarah Fowler and includes the kind of data that will be collected during the course of the project.

Photo © Rigers Bakiu

Photo © Rigers Bakiu

Once the manual was printed, the town of Shen Gjin was the first to distribute copies, especially to fishermen. There I gave a Powerpoint presentation on not only how to use the manual, but also the notable shark species in the region that need protection. The audience seemed fascinated by the information, but what interested me the most was that they knew nothing about the shark fishery or about international conventions or national legislation pertaining to sharks.

Photo © Rigers Bakiu

Photo © Rigers Bakiu

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The starting point for saving Albania’s sharks

Although Albania has an extensive coastline, very little is known about the country’s elasmobranchs. Rigers will collect catch data from fishers and aquaculture workers and encourage authorities to protect these vulnerable species. He will also engage with coastal communities to sensitise them to the plight of Albania’s sharks.

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