The Pew Charitable Trusts today applauded the move by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to extend to four species of sharks and nine species of mobula rays the protections they need to recover from depleted populations.
Ny varotra antsantsa silky, karazana antsantsa telo ary karazana taratra mobula sivy izao dia tsy maintsy ho voaporofo fa maharitra, taorian'ny roa ampahatelon'ny governemanta 182 mpikambana ao amin'ny CITES tamin'ny fihaonambe faha-17 an'ny antoko (CoP17) tany Johannesburg, Afrika Atsimo, dia nanaiky ny hampiditra ireo karazana ao amin'ny Appendix II.
Ireo lisitra fanampiny ireo dia avo roa heny noho ny isan-jaton'ny antsantsa atahorana noho ny varotra vombony izay fehezin'ny fivoriambe voalohany momba ny fiarovana ny biby eran-tany. Ity hetsika ity dia manome fahafahana ho an'ireo karazam-biby ireo ho tafarina amin'ny fihenan'ny mponina mihoatra ny 70 isan-jato manerana ny faritra misy azy ireo vokatry ny varotra eran-tany amin'ny vombony sy ny takelaka gill.
"Ity vato ity dia dingana lehibe amin'ny fiantohana ny fahaveloman'ireo karazana antsantsa sy taratra lehibe kokoa, izay mbola atahorana ho lany tamingana noho ny lanjan'ny vombony sy ny gills," hoy i Luke Warwick, talen'ny hetsika fiarovana ny antsantsa eran-tany. ao amin'ny The Pew Charitable Trusts. "Voavaliana ny antso avy amin'ny governemanta maromaro mba hiarovana ireo karazana ireo."
“Miandrandra ny fitohizan’ny fahombiazana sy ny fandrindrana maneran-tany izahay rehefa ampiharina ireo lisitra”, hoy i Warwick, “ary midera ny CITES ho mpiaro ny antsantsa sy taratra lehibe indrindra eran-tany.”
The proposals to add these shark and ray species to Appendix II drew historic levels of support this year. More than 50 countries signed on as cosponsors for one or more of the proposed listings. In the lead-up to CoP17, regional workshops were held around the world, including in the Dominican Republic, Samoa, Senegal, Sri Lanka, and South Africa, which helped build massive backing for the new listings.
Implementation of the landmark 2013 shark and ray Appendix II listings, which for the first time allowed for regulation of five commercially traded shark species, has been heralded as widely successful. Governments around the world have hosted training workshops for customs and environment officials since the 2013 listings went into effect on best practices to create sustainable export limits and customs checks to prevent illegal trade.
“Governments have the blueprint to duplicate and even surpass the implementation successes of the 2013 shark and ray listings,” said Warwick. “We expect an enormous global response to engage and effectively enforce these latest protections, and look forward to the continued growth of a worldwide push towards shark and ray conservation.”
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