The 2010 CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Convention begins in less than four days and it looks like it’s going to be a busy two weeks. Along with the other nominees (and probably soon to be inductees), this year eight species of sharks have been proposed to establish Cites protection; that is the most sharks ever considered at one time. The species of sharks in question are as follows:
Scalloped Hamerhead
Great Hammerhead
Smooth Hammerhead
Sandbar Shark
Dusky Shark
Oceanic Whitetip
Porbeagle
Spiny Dogfish
Many NGO’s should be there lobbying for their particular species (or maybe all of them) and it will be quite interesting to see what nominated species will get on the CITES appendices. And the Oscar goes to…
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