Overfishing threatens many species of #sharks and rays worldwide. Discussions at #COP19 proposed to include 104 shark and ray species in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), but is this enough to save them from extinction?

#SFUBioSci researcher Samantha Sherman writes about the challenges of international cooperation to save sharks from extinction in The Conversation:
https://theconversation.com/104-shark-and-ray-species-now-receive-new-protections-but-are-they-enough-198137 #sfuscience #marinebiology #marineconservation

RT @ipbesfr@twitter.com

#LeSaviezVous Le commerce régional & mondial des espèces sauvages est une source de revenus pr des communautés dépendantes de la biodiversité.
—@IPBES@twitter.com à @CITES@twitter.com #CoP19

👇Saisies de trafic d'espèces sauvages selon des données des aéroports d'après Hughes (2021) Current Biology 31.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ipbesfr/status/1605909518520438784

#LeSaviezVous Le commerce régional & mondial des espèces sauvages est une source de revenus pr des communautés dépendantes de la biodiversité.
—@IPBES@twitter.com à @CITES@twitter.com #CoP19

👇Saisies de trafic d'espèces sauvages selon des données des aéroports d'après Hughes (2021) Current Biology 31.

#LeSaviezVous Le commerce régional & mondial des espèces sauvages est une source de revenus pr des communautés dépendantes de la biodiversité.
—@IPBES@twitter.com à @CITES@twitter.com #CoP19

👇Saisies de trafic d'espèces sauvages selon des données des aéroports d'après Hughes (2021) Current Biology 31.

RT @zoos_aquariums@twitter.com

Progress for vaquita protection has been made at @CITES@twitter.com #CoP19! The #CITES Standing Committee has called on Mexico to urgently develop a plan to address illegal fishing and trade of totoaba, which should reduce the number of critically endangered vaquita caught in fishing nets.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/zoos_aquariums/status/1592258045580558337

RT @zoos_aquariums@twitter.com

Progress for vaquita protection has been made at @CITES@twitter.com #CoP19! The #CITES Standing Committee has called on Mexico to urgently develop a plan to address illegal fishing and trade of totoaba, which should reduce the number of critically endangered vaquita caught in fishing nets.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/zoos_aquariums/status/1592258045580558337

#CoP19 proposal to include Critically #Endangered Straw-headed Bulbul for strictest category protection; banning all international trade of the songbird. Trade in wildlife a key exploitation - globally second greatest driver of extinction risk in birds: https://bit.ly/3UYGQdu #conservation #birding #birds #birdwatching #climatechange #birdphotography #nature #UKbirding #ornithology

@kentpitman @Snoro yes! Should could be #CBDCOP15 but alas...and there was CITES #COP19 2 weeks ago also relevant 4 #wildlife protection

@ipbes sounds likea CITES #COP19 topic?

@ipbes hmm cant see any protection of #climate biodiversity merits more see #COP19....missing: implementation #COP15

@ipbes there was #COP19 inbetween any tangible results?

CITES ignores expert advice about sharks - Daily Friend
https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/11/29/cites-ignores-expert-advice-about-sharks/

(My latest column, about the listing of all 59 species of requiem shark on Appendix II, although only three meet the listing requirements.)

#CITES #CoP19 #FAO #Sharks

@ahiatt and #COP19 CITes wildlife trade conf just finished unnoticed...

Commerce des espèces menacées : la COP 19 prévoit de réglementer plus de 500 espèces supplémentaires

https://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/commerce-especes-menacees-cites-cop19-40728.php4

#ExtrêmeUrgenceClimatique
#pollution #écologie #environnement #climat #COP19

New protections for sharks, songbirds, frogs and more at CITES trade summit
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/new-protections-for-sharks-songbirds-frogs-and-more-at-cites-trade-summit/amp/

#CoP19 #CITES #TRAFFIC #AppendixI #AppendixII #songbirds #sharksandrays #timber

"The #proposal involves placing the 54 #species of the families of #
requiem #sharks (Carcharhinidae) and #hammerhead sharks (Sphynidae) in Annex II of #CITES (regulated trade).

In statements to the accredited press, the Panamanian delegate, Shirley Binder, stressed that it will be a historic decision if the #COP19 approves the #regulations for this species of sharks, since it is a very large number of shark species, representing approximately 90 percent of the market."

https://www.plenglish.com/news/2022/11/25/summit-on-trade-in-endangered-species-in-panama-is-ending/

RT @IPBES@twitter.com

At @cites@twitter.com #COP19 nearly 200 countries 🌍 voted to protect 50+ species of sharks 🦈 from over-exploitation under global trade rules.

As top predators, sharks are crucial to the food chain and the health of our oceans. 🌊

More from @hbriggs@twitter.com at @bbcworld@twitter.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63670072

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/IPBES/status/1596130079783809024

At @cites@twitter.com #COP19 nearly 200 countries 🌍 voted to protect 50+ species of sharks 🦈 from over-exploitation under global trade rules.

As top predators, sharks are crucial to the food chain and the health of our oceans. 🌊

More from @hbriggs@twitter.com at @bbcworld@twitter.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63670072

@groms We were only at #COP19 for two days to participate in the agenda item related to the @ipbes #SustainableUse of #WildSpecies report so unfortunately have no more recent news to share. A good source of updates is https://enb.iisd.org/convention-international-trade-endangered-species-wild-fauna-flora-cites-cop19

@ipbes so what happens at #COP19?