| Grantee | Humane Society International (HSI) – Australia ↗ |
| Location | Australia |
| Grant Amount | AUD $1,180,000 |
| Duration | Three years |
| Type of Grant | Core |
| Status: | Completed |
This grant supports efforts to protect sharks and rays in Australia, a global hotspot for endemic sharks and rays threatened with extinction. The HSI in collaboration with the Australian Marine Conservation Society will conduct a joint three-year program to secure legal, public and policy support to protect and conserve Australia’s endemic and migratory sharks. Specific activities will:
- Build public support and create political incentives for shark protection in Australian waters.
- Reduce the number of threatened sharks caught in Australian fisheries.
- Secure the listing of all threatened shark species under State and Federal laws, ensuring that threatened species protection for sharks is implemented effectively and assists in their recovery.
- Prevent the introduction of new and the expansion of existing shark culling programs, and transition existing shark control programs towards non-lethal technologies.