Tag: #FisheriesManagement

Global Conservationists Seek Protection For American Eel

Posted onAuthorChris Owen

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is urging Parties at the CITES CoP20 meeting in Samarkand to support Proposal 35, which seeks to list the American eel (Anguilla rostrata) on CITES Appendix II. This listing would ensure that international trade of Read More …

Endangered Shark Trade Violates Global CITES Protections

Posted onAuthorChris Owen

A new study published in Science Advances reveals widespread non-compliance with international trade protections for endangered sharks, indicating that global wildlife rules are being routinely violated. Researchers, including those from Mote Marine Laboratory and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), used Read More …