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Squali e Razze di Mare: Protezione di Specie Vulnerabili

Entro il 2030, invertire il declino delle popolazioni di squali comunemente osservati.

 

 

La Minaccia e il Nostro Ruolo

Come predatori di punta, gli squali contribuiscono a gestire la salute degli ecosistemi oceanici e, tuttavia, rimangono tra le specie più minacciate – e non abbastanza protette – nel nostro oceano, con circa 300 specie ad accresciuto rischio di estinzione.

Il turismo basato sugli squali e sulle razze di mare è un componente essenziale delle economie di molti paesi e questo offre alla comunità subacquea un’opportunità fondamentale per guidare e influenzare la loro salvaguardia. Dato che le minacce principali derivano dallo sfruttamento eccessivo della pesca e dalla perdita degli habitat, i subacquei possono creare iniziative a livello globale per combattere il declino degli squali e delle razze di mare attraverso la citizen science e il loro sostegno.

 

 

Help save sharks by supporting the
Global Shark & Ray Census

To combat this ocean emergency, PADI AWARE is proud to introduce the Global Shark & Ray Census, a global citizen science program that aims to monitor shark and ray populations and to ensure they are protected from extinction. Both divers and non-divers will be able to collect sightings data on the species they encounter, or take part in monitoring sites to track population trends. The data will undergo rigorous scientific analysis and will be used to ensure vulnerable species of sharks and rays have adequate protection to ensure healthy populations.

YOU CAN ACCELERATE THE LAUNCH OF THE GLOBAL SHARK & RAY CENSUS BY DONATING TODAY

 

 

La Nostra Strategia

Entro il 2030, invertire il declino delle popolazioni di squali comunemente osservati.

Iniziative chiave (1) Entro il 2023, implementare 10 campagne nazionali che coinvolgano i PADI Torchbearers™ nella promozione della salvaguardia di squali e razze di mare (2) Lanciare un censimento globale degli squali per raccogliere informazioni sulle popolazioni comunemente osservate dai subacquei.

 

 

 

 

 

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Protect what you love. Become an Ocean Torchbearer.

Join the community helping to protect global shark and ray populations.

 

 

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Increased Protection Measures for Over 100 Species

Protecting sharks and rays is at the heart of PADI Aware Foundation's history and community. To date, we have collectively helped secure protection measures for over 100 vulnerable species ranging through policy changes such as agreed fishing limits to restrictions in unsustainable trade. PADI AWARE will continue to provide tangible actions to protect hundreds more with your help.

 

 

PADI Blueprint for Ocean Action:
Protect Vulnerable Species

PADI AWARE, with the support of the dive community, are in a unique position to drive forward essential conservation measures to help prevent shark and ray extinctions. Through our Blueprint for Ocean Action we can minimize population declines through restrictions on unregulated fishing, effective marine protected areas and monitoring the health of local shark and ray populations.

 

 

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Blueprint Conservation Target and Strategy

Target: Reduce the number of species of sharks and rays threatened with extinction by 25% by 2030.
(1) Collaborate with locally based PADI operators and Ocean Torchbearers to protect native shark and ray populations.
(2) Launch the Global Shark & Ray Census to collect information on the populations of sharks and rays encountered by divers.

 

 

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PADI Divers Come Together to Reach Landmark Win at CITES

Together with you - the amazing and passionate dive community - we have already helped to add 51 species of shark and ray to CITES, including the oceanic whitetip shark, smooth hammerhead shark and giant manta ray.

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Community Story
Brazil and South Africa Mako Campaign

“Mako sharks are particularly vulnerable to overfishing, especially in the North Atlantic, where we have seen populations decline severely. It is currently estimated that the shark population will take 50 years to fully recover if fishing bans were implemented today,” says Ian Campbell, Associate Director, Policy and Campaigns of PADI AWARE Foundation. “By working directly with PADI Members to raise awareness of the issue with the diving community, we aim to encourage governmental support of mako shark protections in the Atlantic.”