IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group (SSG)

IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group, a Swiss non-profit organization, assesses the status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras to drive global conservation action for these species. The group is headquartered in Switzerland.

Here are key aspects of the company:

• Innovation: The group recently completed assessing the status of all known shark, ray, and chimaera species for the second time using shared member knowledge and expertise.
• Industries: Their work focuses on marine and aquatic ecosystems where these evolutionarily conservative groups have functioned successfully for over 400 million years.
• Operations: The organization operates within a cycle that includes assessing biodiversity status, planning conservation strategies, and catalyzing specific conservation actions to address threats like overexploitation from fisheries.

The IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group serves as the leading global authority on chondrichthyan fishes by translating scientific assessments into actionable plans to safeguard priority species groups.