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4 results foundAuthor: Lack, Mary Title: An Overview of Shark Utilisation in the Coral Triangle Region Summary: This report, An Overview of Shark Utilization in the Coral Triangle Region, examines the catch, trade, and management of sharks in waters of the six Coral Triangle countries, plus the neighbouring countries of Vietnam and Fiji. Despite long-standing global concerns on declining shark populations due to growing evidence that many shark species are threatened, shark populations continue to decline. This is due to a general lack of even basic management, and is further exacerbated by illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Some fisheries target sharks for their meat but the main driver of unsustainable fishing for sharks is currently the demand in Asia for fins, which are used in shark fin soup. Today, the vast majority of shark products come from unsustainable sources, not just fins. Sharks are also heavily traded for their meat, skin, and liver oil. Details: Cambridge, UK: TRAFFIC; Jakarta, Indonesia: World Wildlife Fund, 2012. 52p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 14, 2013 at: Year: 2012 Country: Asia URL: Shelf Number: 127935 Keywords: Illegal Wildlife TradeSharksUnregulated FishingWildlife ConservationWildlife Crime (Asia) |
Author: Mundy-Taylor Title: Into the Deep: Implementing CITES Measures for Commercially-Valuable Sharks and Manta Rays Summary: Over the past twenty years, the conservation and management of sharks has been the subject of much attention and discussion among Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). During this period, a significant amount of research and information has been generated on this issue within CITES processes, with Parties also having adopted a number of recommendations for action in the form of CITES Resolutions and Decisions, and proposals for listing of various shark species (Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus, the Whale Shark Rhincodon typus, the Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias and Sawfish Pristidae spp.) in the CITES Appendices. A summary of CITES processes related to shark conservation and management, from 1994 to present, is provided in Appendix A. At the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP16) held in Bangkok, Thailand, in March 2013, four new proposals to list a number of commercially important marine species in Appendix II of CITES were adopted as follows: Oceanic Whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus Porbeagle Lamna nasus Scalloped Hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini, Great Hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran, and Smooth Hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena (hereafter referred to collectively as “Hammerheads”)1 Manta rays Manta spp. The entry into effect of the above listings has been delayed by 18 months to 14 September 2014, to enable Parties to resolve related technical and administrative issues. At CoP16, the European Union (EU) announced that it was providing funding through the CITES Secretariat to support capacity building for the implementation of the CITES listings of commercially-valuable marine species, with a focus on developing Parties. In order to ensure the effective allocation of these funds, the European Commission requested that TRAFFIC carry out a rapid assessment of capacity building priorities and needs. Consequently, the aim of this Report was to compile and collate readily available information on: (i) the main Parties likely to be affected by the listings; (ii) international, regional and domestic regulations and measures that may be mutually supportive of, and complementary to, the listings; (iii) the main challenges expected in relation to implementation of the listings; and (iv) any existing or planned capacity building initiatives and tools available to support the listings, in addition to potential gaps and needs. The Report is composed of the following four main Parts: I. Key exporters, re-exporters and consumers of the shark and ray species listed in the CITES Appendices at CoP16 II. International, regional and domestic policies, regulations and measures relevant to CITES implementation III. Implementation of the CITES CoP16 shark and ray listings: challenges, available resources and capacity building initiatives IV. Overview of key gaps in capacity and priorities for future work Additional/supporting information is provided in Appendices A to P. Details: Cambridge, UK: TRAFFIC, 2013. 116p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 2, 2013 at: www.traffic.org Year: 2013 Country: International URL: Shelf Number: 129506 Keywords: CITESIllegal FishingManta RaysSharksWildlife ConservationWildlife Crime |
Author: Mundy, Victoria Title: Traceability Systems in the CITES Context: A review of experiences, best practices and lessons learned for the traceability of commodities of CITES-listed shark species Summary: At its 27th meeting (AC27, Veracruz, 2014), the CITES4 Animals Committee agreed on a number of recommendations relevant to addressing the implementation challenges posed by the inclusion of five species of sharks and both species of manta ray Manta spp. in CITES Appendix II at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP16, Bangkok, 2013). These recommendations, which support implementation of CITES Resolution Conf. 12.6 (Rev. CoP16) on the Conservation and management of sharks, were considered at the 65th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC65, Geneva) in July 20145 and an intersessional working group was established with a mandate to consider these recommendations. The current project contributes to the fulfillment of the following recommendations agreed at AC27 (paragraph numbers refer to SC65 Doc. 46 on sharks and rays) and will support the deliberations of the Standing Committee intersessional working group on sharks: - Paragraph o) The Animals Committee requests the Standing Committee, at its 65th meeting, to consider relevant matters relating to the implementation of shark listings, including the following: o ii. Issues pertaining to chain of custody, including where in the trade chain it is considered essential to be able to identify the products in trade; - Paragraph p) Both the Standing Committee and the Animals Committee should review the requirements that have been developed for the trade in processed product types of Appendix II species such as crocodile skins, caviar etc. and consider their applicability to shark products containing Appendix II species. Specifically, this report presents the findings of a review of traceability systems that have been developed in the CITES context for the trade in processed product types of Appendix II-listed species. The report considers the experiences, lessons learned and best practices from these case studies for ensuring the traceability of products of shark species listed in CITES Appendix II, and analyses the potential for establishing an effective traceability system - along the lines of those already developed in the CITES context - for shark commodities. For a review of the market chain and other traceability systems developed for commercially exploited aquatic species, see Andre (2013) and the following report produced for the CITES Secretariat: Traceability study in shark products (Lehr et al., 2015). The case studies of focus in this report are traceability systems developed for sturgeon caviar, crocodile skins, Queen Conch Strombus gigas, and timber, and/or related developments, as appropriate. These examples were selected as case studies, in light of experience and recent progress on issues relating to traceability and the potential to provide relevant guidance for the traceability of CITES-listed shark products. The remainder of this report is structured as follows: - Section 2 provides an overview of the methods used to gather information for this report. - Section 3 provides a brief explanation of traceability and how this operates in the CITES context. - Section 4 presents the results of the review of traceability systems developed for sturgeon caviar, crocodile skins, Queen Conch and timber in the CITES context. - Section 5 assesses the use of traceability measures for commodities of CITES Appendix II-listed shark species, based on the experiences, lessons learned and best practices identified in the review of CITES systems. Details: Cambridge, UK: TRAFFIC, 2015. 90p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed January 13, 2016 at: http://www.traffic.org/home/2016/1/7/new-traffic-study-throws-light-on-supply-chain-traceability.html Year: 2015 Country: International URL: http://www.traffic.org/home/2016/1/7/new-traffic-study-throws-light-on-supply-chain-traceability.html Shelf Number: 137573 Keywords: SharksSupply ChainsWildlife CrimeWildlife Trafficking |
Author: Lack, M. Title: Illegal, unreported and unregulated shark catch: A review of current knowledge and action Summary: In recent years there has been growing international concern for the conservation status of sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras (hereafter collectively referred to as sharks). This concern stems from the inherent vulnerability of sharks to overfishing, because they grow slowly, are late to mature and produce relatively few young, combined with strong demand and high prices prevailing for some shark products. The lucrative market, particularly for shark fin, has resulted in increased targeting of sharks and, in some cases this is illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing. Successive updates of the World Conservation Unions (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species continue to paint an ever grimmer picture of the status of shark stocks. Currently, of the 591 shark species assessed globally, more than 20% are considered to be Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable (IUCN, 2007). A number of additional species have been assessed and will be listed in the 2008 Red List. The international response to the growing concern for shark species has included: Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) concerning the conservation and management of all sharks, commencing with Resolution Conf. 9.17 in 1994, and the convening of a Shark Working Group reporting to the Animals Committee of Sharks (IPOA-Sharks) (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), management organisations (RFMO). However, most shark species remain unmanaged, and implementation of the IPOA-Sharks has been patchy. As a result, the status of shark stocks continues to deteriorate. Given the role of the market, particularly the market for shark fins in driving exploitation of sharks, members of CITES have a keen interest in assessing the role that the Convention might play in shark conservation. In addition, IUU fishing for sharks is occurring in the waters of many CITES parties. For example, the issue of IUU fishing for sharks is of particular interest to Australia, which has experienced significant problems with illegal fishing in northern waters of the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ). A number of shark species (see Appendix 3) in that area are listed as protected species under Australia The fourteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP14) to CITES, June 2007, decided that: The Animals Committee, in consultation with FAO, shall examine and report on linkages between the international trade in shark fins and meat and IUU shark fishing activities, including where possible the main species of sharks taken by IUU fishing, and the relative importance of fins compared to meat in international trade arising from IUU fishing (Decision 14.117, CITES, 2007a). The information presented in this paper is intended to inform the CITES Animals Committees consideration of the linkages between the trade in shark fins and meat and IUU shark fishing activities. This paper is structured as follows: IUU fishing and its application to shark catch; about the nature and extent, of IUU fishing for sharks based on the available literature and a case study of the issue in Australian waters; IUU shark fishing; and of how the information provided in the report might inform the Animals Committees consideration of the issue. Details: Canberra: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and TRAFFIC, 2008. 62p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 9, 2018 at: http://www.trafficj.org/publication/08_IUU_shark_catch.pdf Year: 2008 Country: Australia URL: http://www.trafficj.org/publication/08_IUU_shark_catch.pdf Shelf Number: 149418 Keywords: Fishing Industry Illegal Fishing Maritime Crime Offenses Against the Environment SharksUnregulated Fishing Wildlife Crimes |