Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Shark Trust
EU Transparency Register
78610009998-13 First registered on 25 Oct 2012
Goals / Remit
Established in 1997, the Shark Trust is the UK registered charity which works to advance the worldwide conservation of sharks through science, education, influence and action. Our vision is a world where sharks thrive within a globally healthy marine ecosystem.
The Trust is led by a Board of Trustees which oversees a dedicated team, who are further supported by a voluntary Scientific Committee, and a growing number of supporters and volunteers.
The Trust is: an effective and well respected advocate for sound shark management and protection; a founder member of the Shark Alliance; the secretariat of the European Elasmobranch Association; and a membership organisation which provides a link between the public and the science community. The Trust works through cross-sectoral collaboration and where possible works with governments, industry and other stakeholder groups to attain sustainable goals.Main EU files targeted
Fisheries: CFP reform, landings obligation, shark finning regulations ((EU) No. 605/2013). STECF -15-03
Correspondence with the EU Commission on all of the above, RFMO activities, Advisory Council Working GroupsAddress
Head Office
Creykes Court, 4 The Millfields
Plymouth pl1 3jb
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Stephanie Square Centre, Avenue Louise 65, Brussels,
Belgium 1050
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 26 Sep 2023
Name Start date End Date Ms Alison Hood 08 Feb 2023 07 Feb 2024 Ms Alison Hood 05 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Ms Alison Hood 21 Jun 2018 21 Jun 2019 Ms Alison Hood 09 Jun 2017 26 May 2018 Ms Catherine Gordon 29 Mar 2017 18 Mar 2018 Ms Alison Hood 11 May 2016 10 May 2017 Ms Alison Hood 27 Oct 2012 26 Oct 2013 Complementary Information
Shark Trust has a staff base of 10, but only 3 individual works on advocacy of this nature.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
European Elasmobranch Association
Wildlife and Countryside Link
Marine Biological Association
Global Sharks and Rays Initiative
Shark League for the Atlantic and Mediterranean
Angel Shark Conservation Network
IUCN Shark Specialist GroupMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
433,069€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations, Member's contribution, Grants, Other
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution James Thorpe 67,322€ Contribution Animal Friends 23,394€ Contribution Save our Seas Foundation 39,131€ Contribution Shark Conservation Fund 26,320€ Contribution Varda 19,115€ Contribution Helvellyn Family Fund 28,051€ Contribution Dashlight 22,440€ Contribution Gifts and sponsorship 87,862€ Contribution Subscriptions 82,660€ Contribution Earned income 36,774€ Other financial info
The Shark Trust receives multiple grants which do not exceed 10% of our budget. These include contributions from funders such as: Save our Seas Foundation; Shark Conservation Fund; Waterloo Foundation; Dashlight; Helvellyn Family Fund.
Furthermore we receive funds from personal donations <10,000€ each and income from our membership. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
Review of the EU Shark Finning Regulation EC 1185/2003
TACS and Quotas
Interest in CFP reform
Interest in EU positioning for RFMOs and international wildlife treaties
Meetings
Meetings
3 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 21 Oct 2021 Location Virtual Subject ICCAT & Mako: Shark League Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Mar 2021 Location Virtual Subject Management of Atlantic Shortfin Mako in the context of the EU & ICCAT Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Carmen Preising (Cabinet member)
- Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Our Ocean Conference 2017, shark finning, shark conservation management Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)