Governments at the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) have agreed to significant new protections for some of the world’s most endangered species of large sharks.
The decisions adopted at the the 15th Conference of the Parties (CoP15) in Campo Grande, Brazil last week included new listings of Hammerhead and Thresher sharks on CMS Appendix, I, the highest amount of protection provided internationally.
Read Moreinternational discussions to increase trade and catch protection for endangered hammerhead and thresher sharks are underway at the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP15). In Hawaii, the Fisheries Council is taking Trump’s directive to open Marine National Monuments in the Hawaiian Islands and South Pacific to commercial fishing. Meanwhile, millions across the country are a rising tide of momentum to save the ocean and our rights at No Kings.
Read MoreCAMPAIGN UPDATE: The Conference of the Parties at C0P 17 voted to support all CITES Appendix II Proposals for Elasmobranches. Shark Stewards is working to support proposals to list the Silky […]
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