This four-page fact sheet accompanies The Action Plan for Australian Sharks and Rays 2021. It provides contextual background for the action plan by addressing these five questions:

• What is the Action Plan for Australian Sharks and Rays 2021?
• Why do we need a shark action plan?
• Why was the IUCN Framework used to assess the extinction risk of sharks?
• How does the shark action plan deal with subpopulation structure?
• What other plans and assessmens exist for sharks in Australia and how do they differ from the shark action plan?

Related information

• The Action Plan for Australian Sharks and Rays 2021 [publication]
• Threatened shark species ‘out of sight out of mind’: first complete national assessment of Australia’s sharks and rays [media release]
• The Action Plan for Australian Sharks and Rays 2021 [A3 summary poster]
• The Action Plan for Australian Sharks and Rays 2021 [video]