Marine ornamental fishes

The Secretariat shall, subject to external funding:
a) convene a technical workshop to consider the conservation priorities and management needs related to the trade in non-CITES listed marine ornamental fishes worldwide with a particular focus on data from importing and exporting countries;
b) invite the Animals Committee, representatives from range States, exporting, and importing countries, fishery stakeholder, industry representatives and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to participate in this workshop;
c) contract appropriate technical experts to prepare workshop documents on marine ornamental fishes’ biology; conservation status; trade and management; applicable trade regulations; and enforcement, and invite workshop participants to [submit the] contribute relevant information and expertise to the workshop; and
d) submit findings and recommendations of this workshop to the Animals Committee.