News to implement sharks protection by CITES

List of species of sharks and rays protection. Photo by CITES.

Several species of sharks and rays have been threatened by fisheries and the strong market of shark fins around the world. But now great news happened last month to protect the sharks and rays! The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) focused on start stronger protection on more five species of sharks and two species of manta rays. This international convention is strong and with several stakeholders and policy makers they will began a direct control on fisheries landings and also the marketing of shark fins. Recently people of many signatory countries are being trained to identify the five species of sharks through their shark fins and now control and punished the countries and people who had fished these species.
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Implementing New Shark Protections Worldwide

14 SEPTEMBER 2014ENTRY INTO EFFECT OF NEW CITES LISTING OF SHARKS AND MANTA RAYS