Shark 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

News and highlights

Illegal fishing stifles seafood industry: FAO Workshop, Kochi, India...
CITES traceability pilot project presented at global sharks meeting in...
CITES shark listings capacity building efforts recognised by UN...
New training tools for CITES-listed shark and manta rays available on...
CITES steps up to protect sharks 40 years after Jaws
8th meeting of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Working...
New shark fin identification tool released
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Information resources

- NDFs and NDF guidance

- General information:

    

- CITES-FAO Sharks standard presentations:

- Publications

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Events and meetings

November 2016
The 45th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the...

December 2016
CBD COP 13, COP/MOP 8 to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and COP/...
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Focal countries and meetings

 

Ongoing projects

EU project

The EU has continued to support CITES-related activities over the years.  At CoP16, the European Union announced a contribution of EUR 1.2 million to CITES to assist developing countries in their implementation... 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