REGIONS

Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA)

REGIONS

Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA)

REGIONS

Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA)

Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) are identified through an expert-led process planned over a series of 13 regional workshops covering global waters

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Upcoming events

Upcoming workshops will be planned soon

North American & Caribbean Atlantic and North American Pacific
ISRA Regions 4 and 11 Workshop

Playa del Carmen – Mexico (2-6 March 2026)

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Regions completed

  • 2025

    Australian and Southeast Indian Ocean ISRA Region 8 Workshop

    Adelaide, Australia

    8–12 September, 2025

  • European Atlantic ISRA Region 2 Workshop

    The Hague, The Netherlands

    17–21 May, 2025

    2025

  • 2025

    South American Atlantic and Inland Waters ISRA Regions 5 and 13 Workshop

    Montevideo, Uruguay

    13-17 January, 2025

  • New Zealand & Pacific Islands ISRA Region 10 Workshop

    Nadi, Fiji

    26-30 August, 2024

    2024

  • 2024

    Polar Waters ISRA Region 1 Workshop

    Tirana, Albania

    27-29 May, 2024

  • Asia ISRA Region 9 Workshop

    Bali, Indonesia

    22–26 January, 2024

    2024

  • 2023

    Western Indian Ocean ISRA Region 7 Workshop

    Durban, South Africa

    11–15 September, 2023

  • Mediterranean and Black Seas ISRA Region 3 Workshop

    Thessaloniki, Greece

    8–12 May, 2023

    2023

  • 2022

    Central and South American Pacific ISRA Region 12 Workshop

    Bogota, Colombia

    3–7 October, 2022