[Article]Sharks Need Protection and Surfers Want Security: The Recent Shark Control Program of La Réunion in the Context of the International Legal Framework

Géraldine Giraudeau

Introduction

Why Sharks Need Protection

The Legal Framework Protecting Sharks

  The Regional Frameworks

Critical Approach of the Legal Framework

The Questionable Legality of the French “Shark Control Program” in La Réunion

  The Impact of Environment on Shark Behavior

  The French Interministerial Shark Control Program

Conclusion

Biographical Statement