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CITES

The treaty that controls international trade in threatened wildlife, including sharks, rays, sturgeon, eels and seahorses.

Also: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

CITES was agreed in 1973 and came into force in 1975. Species on its Appendix I, such as the sawfishes, cannot be traded internationally for commercial purposes. Species on Appendix II can be traded only with permits that show the trade is legal and does not harm wild populations. Fish on Appendix II include all sturgeons, the humphead wrasse, the European eel, seahorses, manta rays and many sharks, including hammerheads and, since 2022, the large requiem shark family. India is a party to the treaty.

See also

IUCN Red List Caviar Bycatch

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