CITES CoP16 Digest - Species Survival Network

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59. Hawksbill turtle
Cop16 Doc. 59
• Hawksbill turtle is Critically Endangered (IUCN 2008)
and on CITES Appendix I.
• Decision 15.84, regarding hawksbill turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata), directs Secretariat to
collaborate with Inter-American Convention for
Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC), the
Convention for the Protection and Development of the
Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean region
(Cartagena Convention) and its Protocol Concerning
Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol)
and range States in the wider Caribbean and the
Western Atlantic to:
• finalize report of Regional Workshop on the
Hawksbill Turtle in the Wider Caribbean and
Western Atlantic (Mexico 2009); and
• explore opportunities for cooperation, including
development of joint proposals to donors, considering
this report.
• Notes that the final report of the regional workshop on
the species:
• identifies and prioritizes current threats to the species
and its habitat including four priority areas of
concern to be addressed as soon as possible;
• encourages cooperation between CITES and other
regional agreements including IAC, SPAW and
Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
(RFMOs); and
• recognizes importance of improving monitoring
take and trade; widespread illegal domestic consumption
and trade still exist.
• Notes that initiatives have been taken by IAC
Secretariat since CoP15 and CITES provided funding
to update the species’ status (expected by 2014).
• Provides a draft Decision instructing Secretariat to
collaborate with IAC Secretariat on implementation of
recommendations from the regional workshop, taking
into account the status update.
SUPPORT
• SSN urges Parties to support continued collaboration
between CITES, IAC, SPAW and other relevant treaties,
international organizations and regional bodies to
facilitate dialogue on management and conservation of
hawksbill turtle and its habitats.
60. Sturgeons and
paddlefish
60.1 Report of the
Animals Committee
Cop16 Doc. 60.1
• Of 27 Acipenseriformes spp. on IUCN Red List, 17 are
Critically Endangered, 2 are Endangered, 4 Vulnerable,
2 Near Threatened, 2 Least Concern.
• Proposes amendments to RC 12.7 (Rev. CoP14) on
Conservation of and trade in sturgeons and paddlefish
including:
• require reporting every year rather than select
years as currently written; and
• update definitions of “non-reusable label”
SUPPORT
60.2 Report of the
Secretariat
Cop16 Doc. 60.2
• Of 27 Acipenseriformes spp. on IUCN Red List, 17 are
Critically Endangered, 2 are Endangered, 4 Vulnerable,
2 Near Threatened, 2 Least Concern.
• Reports that wild-sourced caviar exports decreased
by 87% from 1998 to 2005, have remained below
20,000 kg per year since then, and that trade in captive-produced
caviar has increased over this period.
• Proposes amendments to RC 12.7 (Rev. CoP14)
including, inter alia, deletion of:
• requirement that Secretariat report on this issue at
each SC and AC meeting;
OPPOSE
• While SSN agrees that trade in wild sturgeon and paddlefish
caviar and meat has declined, overfishing continues
to be one of the primary threats, demand for caviar
remains high, and illegal trade continues.
• Efforts by CITES including management measures
required in RC 12.7 (CoP15) have been instrumental in
addressing unsustainable trade.
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