Trade

The following websites include many more publications and information relevant to Trade of Chondrichthyans:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Sharks and rays

TRAFFIC | The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network

International Plans of Action for Conservation and Management of Sharks (IPOA-Sharks)

Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs)

CITES and the sea: Trade in commercially exploited CITES-listed marine species

Pavitt, A., Malsch, K., King, E., Chevalier, A., Kachelriess, D., Vannuccini, S. and Friedman, K. 2021. CITES and the sea: Trade in commercially exploited CITES-listed marine species. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 666. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2971en

An overview of major shark traders, catchers and species

Okes, N. and Sant, G. 2019. An overview of major shark traders, catchers and species. TRAFFIC, Cambridge, UK.

The Shark and Ray Trade in Singapore

Boon, P.Y. 2017. The shark and ray trade in Singapore. TRAFFIC, Southeast Asia Regional Office, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

​State of the global market for shark products

United Nations | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

2015

The Future of Sharks: A Review of Action and Inaction

Lack M. and Sant G. 2011. The Future of Sharks: A Review of Action and Inaction. TRAFFIC International and the Pew Environment Group.

Trends in Global Shark Catch and Recent Developments in Management

Lack, M. and Sant, G. 2009. Trends in global shark catch and recent developments in management. TRAFFIC International.

Shark Product Trade in Hong Kong and Mainland China and Implementation of the CITES Shark Listings

Clarke, S. 2004. Shark product trade in Hong Kong and Mainland China and implementation of the CITES shark listings. TRAFFIC East Asia, Hong Kong, China.

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