Sharks and Rays
Sharks and Rays of Sudan
A Conservation and Management Programme Benefiting Local Communities
About the Project
The Shark and Rays Programme aims to increase global recognition of Sudan as a marine biodiversity hotspot and to raise awareness on the threatened status of sharks and rays, and their potential economic importance for the local community.
This multi-faceted programme has been developed by Cousteau Society in partnership with international and local organizations, the Sudanese Wildlife Conservation General Administration, Red Sea University, SUDIA – Sudanese Development Initiative, University of Windsor, The Deep Aquarium in Hull, dive operators and other local stakeholders.
Key Strategic Goals :
- Promotion and development of sustainable alternative livelihood programmes;
- Build national capacity to effectively monitor and manage biodiversity of wide-ranging flagship species such as sharks and rays within the existing MPAs and Sudan’s Red Sea.
- Build scientific knowledge and improve the conservation status of sharks and rays species.
The Shark and Rays Programme is, technically and financially, supported by Cousteau, The Deep Aquarium , SUDIA and the Red Sea University with funding from the Darwin Initiative UKAid.
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Sudan Marine Parks, represented by SUDIA – Sudanese Development Initiative were in attendance at Africa’s inaugural Protected Areas Congress (APAC) which was held in Rwanda from 18 – 23 July. Under the theme “For People and Nature” the Congress identified priority actions to strengthen Africa’s protected and conserved areas in a manner that is just, […]
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Since its designation as a marine protected area in 2004, Dungonab Bay and Mukkawar Island have been recognized as significant sea turtle habitats, but little research has been done. To help fill some data gaps relating to sea turtles in the marine park, Abdel-Rahman El Mahdi from Sudan applied for – and was awarded a […]
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The Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park will be benefiting from a US$23.6m project to improve protection of three national parks in Sudan. US$4.6m of the financing has been allocated from the Global Environmental Facility and the remainder will be coming from the UN and national contributions, and […]
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The Management Authority of the Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park – Wildlife Conservation General Adminsitration (WCGA) and the Sudanese Development Initiative (SUDIA) convened a two-day workshop to develop their joint work plan for the Sudan marine parks for the year 2021. This joint planning workshop between SUDIA […]
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