Flora (CITES), and the creation of regional fisheries management
organizations (RFMOs) by shark harvesting countries and entities.
A review of global actions and inaction on sharks [6] reported the
global shark fishery is primarily driven by 20 countries, with
Indonesia (13%), India (9%), Spain (7.3%), Taiwan (5.8%), and
Argentina (4.3%) contributing most to shark landings. Thirteen
shark harvesting countries are known to have national plans of
action for conserving and managing sharks (NPOA-Sharks).
However, no substantial evidence exists to indicate that NPOAs
are increasing the effective management of shark fisheries in their
countries [6].