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ISRA Workshop – Australia and Southeast Indian Ocean, 8th-12th September 2025, Adelaide, Australia

The tenth Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) regional expert workshop was held in hybrid mode (in person and online) in Adelaide, Australia from 8–12 September 2025. The goal was to identify and delineate three-dimensional and discrete portions of habitat that are critical to the survival of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (hereafter ‘sharks’), and that have the potential to be managed for conservation. The regioncovered was Australia and Southeast Indian Ocean. In addition to the nine-person ISRA teamcoordinating the meeting, the workshop wasattended by 17 experts. In-person and online participants coordinated proposals submitted by 214 contributors having worked across the region. Representatives from across the country proposed areas they considered critical for the survival of sharks. In many cases, experts had experience working in multiple countries across the region and/or had already been working collaboratively through the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group (SSG) network of members or various regional initiatives (e.g., Sharks and Rays Australia [SARA]). This scientific collaboration amongst regional and global experts resulted in the identification of 158 Important Shark and Ray Areas and 35 Areas of Interest. Identified ISRAs range in size from small areas of 0.12 km2 at depths of 0–20 m (Cabbage Tree Bay ISRA in New South Wales) to large areas of 386,754 km2 (Carnarvon Basin ISRA which spans waters of Australia and areas beyond national jurisdiction) from 0–1,928 m. A comprehensive workshop report, along with relevant materials related to the ISRA process, criteria, and regions, can be found at: https://sharkrayareas.org/resources/w...