Shark Proposals Adopted at CITES Committee Meeting

11. März 2013

Historic shark conservation decisions still must be confirmed in plenary

In a highly anticipated Committee vote today, proposals to list under CITES* five species of sharks were supported by more than the two-thirds majority of voting countries needed for adoption. Conservationists are pleased yet mindful that decisions must still be confirmed in the final plenary session later this week.

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Sawfish and Mantas Follow Sharks on CITES Agenda, Receive Overwhelming Support

11. März 2013

Proposals to list close relatives of sharks also advance on historic day at COP

Following on the heels of unprecedented Committee votes to control international trade in commercially valuable sharks, Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) went on to adopt proposals to list three species of closely related rays by even wider margins.

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CMS Welcomes United Nations General Assembly Resolution regarding CMS Sharks MOU

14. Januar 2013

By adopting the wide-ranging text on “Oceans and the Law of the Sea” on 11 December 2012 in New York, the United Nations General Assembly has for the first time ever officially recognized the importance of the CMS MOU on Sharks for the conservation of migratory sharks within a resolution to promote a healthy marine environment as part of achieving its sustainable development goals.

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