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Home » Topics » Fauna (marine species) » Sharks and manta rays

About Sharks

  • Which sharks and rays were listed by CITES at CoP17 in 2016?
  • What are the other sharks included in CITES Appendices?
  • History of shark listing by CITES
  • CITES Resolutions and Decisions on sharks and rays

Species resources

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Current Resolutions and Decisions related to sharks and rays

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Resolution
  • Resolution Conf. 12.6 (Rev. CoP17) -  Conservation and management of sharks
     
Decisions on sharks and rays
  • Decisions 17.209 to 17.216 Sharks and rays (Elasmobranchii spp.)
     
Other relevant Resolutions and Decisions
  • Resolution Conf. 14.6 (Rev. CoP16) - Introduction from the Sea
  • Decisions 17.31 to 17.35 Capacity building
  • Decisions 17.181, 16.48 (Rev. CoP17) to 16.51 (Rev. CoP17) Introduction from the sea

 

 

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