Blue dog - Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 ― Synonym of Squalus megalops
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements:-
Bonn Convention
- Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.
- Annex III of Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (Species whose exploitation is regulated)
- Initial OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats (Reference Number: 2003-14) in addition to Annex V
- Threatened and/or declining species in the Baltic Sea
- Annex 1: species for which measures have to be taken to improve or restore a favourable conservation status