The EU's global catch of sharks ranks second only to Indonesia, yet the European Commission has committed itself - under the EU Action Plan for the Conservation and Management of Sharks - to adopt the necessary measures to conserve shark species and to minimise waste and discards from shark catches.
Avebury and Stonehenge World Heritage Site launched its first joint ManagementPlan on 18 May, heralding a new series of conservation strategies to cover the 2015-21 period.