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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2013 catch limits set for sharks in EU waters

20. Dezember 2012

The December EU Fisheries Council concluded in the early hours of this morning, setting the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Quotas for EU fishing vessels in 2013 – including those for sharks, skates and rays.

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