Historic New Protections for SHarks and Rays
At CITES CoP20, governments adopted sweeping new protections for sharks and rays traded internationally, bringing more than 70 additional species under CITES controls
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CITES Implementation for Sharks and Rays
A suite of tools were developed to help governments identify shark and ray species in trade and enforce CITES regulations:
Decision tree
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Genetics tools
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Visual Identification
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NDF Tools
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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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Banner photo by Shawn Heinrichs