Dear FAO-Carib-Agri list members,
FAO and CITES are pleased to inform you about the launch of iSharkFin, an expert system for the identification of shark species from shark fin shapes.
Further details have been posted on our FAO FI web page www.fao.org/fishery/ipoa-sharks/iSharkFin, where the software and a manual on how to use it are available for free. Please note that the download of the software may take some time, as it is a package of some 18 MB.
The software has been developed by FAO in collaboration with the University of Vigo with financial support of the Government of Japan and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Aimed at port inspectors, custom agents, fish traders and other users without formal taxonomic training, iSharkFin allows the identification of shark species from a picture of the fin.
FAO would like to take this opportunity to express thanks to all who have contributed with ideas, inputs, data, feedback and made the release possible.

Please contact Ms. Monica Barone ([log in to unmask]) or the iSharkFin Team for more information.
Best regards
Raymon
WECAFC Secretary