Sharks and manta rays

 
Approximately 400 species of sharks are found in the world. Sharks were first included in Appendix II of CITES in February 2003, after the Conference of the Parties to CITES decided at its 12th meeting to... See more

Resolutions and Decisions

Information resources

- NDFs and NDF guidance

- General information:

    

- CITES-FAO Sharks standard presentations:

- Publications

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News and highlights

CITES Secretary-General's statement for World Oceans Day 2017
CITES provides a safety net for our precious marine life
EU provides 900,000 EUR to support CITES marine species capacity...
CITES Secretary-General's remarks at the briefing on Fisheries...
CITES, FAO and world’s leading fishery experts meet in Geneva to...
Sharks and rays high on CITES #CoP17 agenda
Illegal fishing stifles seafood industry: FAO Workshop, Kochi, India...
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Focal countries and meetings

 

Projects and activities

EU project (second phase)

The EU has continued to generously support CITES-related activities over the years. The EU contribution of 900,000 EUR has now been confirmed for the second phase (2017-2020) of the EU project... See more

 

Map Legend

RFMO Other meetings
Meetings supported by EU-CITES project
  other participating countries
 
countries identified
as "priority / focal" in FAO study

Other Resources

CITES Trade Data Dashboards

 

Checklist of CITES Species

 

Events and meetings

17 May 2018
Deadline for submission of working documents for the 30th meeting of...

July 2018
30th meeting of the Animals Committee, Geneva, Switzerland
Joint sessions of the 30th meeting of the Animals Committee and 24th...
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