A. Species
Scientific name: Isurus oxyrinchus
Common name(s): Shortfin mako shark
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Indonesia
- Indian Ocean - eastern
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Indonesia
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2005
End Year: 2020
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources
Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene and Decorative and aesthetic
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law and Some use is legal and some is illegal
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: National / local private sector
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: Since the final decision of mako sharks NDF is negative, any effort to exploit the mako shark will allegedly endanger the sustainability of their population in the wild.
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The NDF document was assessed using a scoring method for more straightforward status determination and decision making. Each parameter for each aspect was summed up and averaged. The value was then weighted according to a predetermined percentage for each aspect, viz. biological aspect, 20%; fishing, 30%; trade, 20%; and management, 30%. The overall weighted value for the shortfin mako shark was 2.43, placing the shark species in the 'highly vulnerable category (the same applied to the mako shark (Isurus paucus) with a score of 2.47).
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: CITES-NDR
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Social dimensions are not mentioned explicitly; however, implicitly the existing methods and extents of mako exploitation are not ecologically sustainable and thus livelihoods based on this model will not be sustainable without modification.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
The Indonesian government has developed the National Plan of Action (NPOA) to conserve and manage sharks and rays in Indonesia for the period 2010-2014 and 2016-2020, while the next phase (2020-2024) is still in the finalization process. This NPOA adopted and implemented the International Plan of Action (IPOA) for sharks in 1999. Nine strategies on the NPOA for sharks and rays 2016-2020 are as follows: (1) Development and implementation of national regulations to support sustainable shark and ray management; (2) Review of shark and ray fisheries status at national, regional, and international levels; (3) Strengthening of shark and ray fisheries data and information; (4) Development of shark and ray research; (5) Strengthening of conservation efforts for endangered sharks and rays; (6) Strengthening of management steps; (7) Awareness-raising on sharks and rays; (8) Institutional empowerment; and (9) Human resource capacity building.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
Selvia Oktaviyani
Wanwan Kurniawan
Ayuningtyas Indrawati
Ana Faricha
Benaya M. Simeon
Efin Muttaqin
Rizqi Rahman
Angga Yudhistira
Umi Chodrijah
Shoimatul Ula
Ayi Warmia
Dharmadi Fahmi
Date of record entry: 2023-09-08