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Protecting Sharks and Rays at CITES CoP20
A Global Call to Action
Following the historic progress made for sharks and rays and CoP19, the mission continues. Proposals on the table for CoP20 will close loopholes, elevate protections, and bring unregulated trade under long-overdue international control. The time to act is now.
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Decision tree
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Genetics tools
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Visual Identification
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NDF Tools
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CITES Implementation for Sharks and Rays
For further information on the above tools or trainings, please contact Dana Tricarico (dtricarico@wcs.org).
Global Implementation
CITES Shark implementation has improved global management for sharks and rays
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Listed species
More than a hundred sharks and rays are now listed on the CITES Appendices
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About
This website provides resources to governments to implement and enforce CITES shark and ray listings
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archived Resources
Tools and resources created to ensure effective implementation
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