WebInternational protections. Today, several shark species are internationally protected under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES), including thresher, silky, basking, great white, oceanic whitetip, porbeagle and whale sharks; three species of hammerhead sharks (scalloped, great and smooth ...

WebListed species include the oceanic whitetip, silky and thresher sharks as well as manta and mobula rays. Wildlife trade experts TRAFFIC provide deep insights into the global trade of shark and ray products, and seek to introduce traceability systems as …

WebNov 30, 2022 · The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists most of these—including bonnetheads, grey reef sharks, and dusky sharks —as threatened, endangered, or critically endangered....

WebNov 26, 2022 · Conservation organizations hailed the protections for dozens of species of requiem sharks and rays, hammerheads and guitarfishes as “historic” and critical to protecting endangered and...

WebNov 24, 2022 · During hours-long fierce debate Thursday, Japan and Peru sought to reduce the number of shark species that would be protected. Graphic on the 71% decline in the global abundance of oceanic...

WebNov 26, 2022 · One of the biggest achievement this year was increasing or providing protection for more than 90 shark species, including 54 species of requiem sharks, the bonnethead shark, three species of hammerhead shark and 37 species of guitarfish. Many had never before had trade protection and now, under Appendix II, the commercial trade will be regulated.

WebProtections Under CITES Sharks were first included in Appendix II of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 2003 after the Conference of the Parties to CITES decided to include the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and whale shark (Rhincodon typus).

WebNov 26, 2022 · One of the biggest achievement this year was increasing or providing protection for more than 90 shark species, including 54 species of requiem sharks, the bonnethead shark, three...

WebNov 14, 2022 · November 14, 2022, 8:07 AM · 6 min read. Hippos poached for their skin and teeth, sharks targeted by the fin trade and a tiny frog with translucent skin are among the hundreds of species that could...

WebWhale sharks are protected from fishing in many countries these days, but are in decline in some areas. Tell a Friend Places Mesoamerican Reef, Coastal East Africa, Gulf of California, Coral Triangle Browse Photos & Videos h How big are whale sharks? And four other whale shark facts