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Latin America’s bustling trade in seahorses to China

27 February 20218 June 2022 Media OutletSeahorses, Trade

Radwin, M. (Feb 27, 2021) Latin America’s bustling trade in seahorses to China. InSight Crime. (Article) https://insightcrime.org/news/latin-americas-bustling-trade-in-seahorses-to-china/

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Holding governments accountable for their commitments: CITES Review of Significant Trade for a very high-volume taxon

21 April 20213 October 2022Foster, S.J. & A.C.J. Vincent

Highlights CITES Review of Significant Trade (RST) is not improving implementation as intended. Our seahorse work shows that CITES needs to make five improvements to RST: Move beyond requesting outputs (e.g. reports) to recommend meaningful action. Scrutinize and track export suspensions declared during the process. Formally involve species experts, and fund such experts. Abstract Actions … Read more Holding governments accountable for their commitments: CITES Review of Significant Trade for a very high-volume taxon

Global seahorse trade defies export bans under CITES action and national legislation

28 February 201931 October 2022Foster, S.J. Kuo, T-C., Wan, A.K.Y. & A.C.J. Vincent

Abstract Illegal trade undermines efforts to achieve sustainable use of wildlife, including marine fishes. This study investigated the illegal trade of seahorses, among the first taxa of marine fishes to come under global trade restrictions. Seahorses are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora … Read more Global seahorse trade defies export bans under CITES action and national legislation

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