Acknowledgements

STAGIS has been developed by the Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), with initial funding from the Pew Environment Group.  The database was populated through the contributions of numerous shark researchers, who gave generously of their information and time to support this effort, as well as through a literature review conducted by SPC-OFP.