Stronger protections for sharks, manta rays
“… Sharks kill about 5 people a
year, far fewer than deer, ants, & dogs. But humans kill nearly 1 million
tons of sharks every year, & that’s just 5 different types- oceanic,
whitetip, scalloped hammerhead, & porbeagle. ..the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna & Flora, known
as CITES, announced more aggressive steps to protect them…
…most of the 180 nations that are
members of CITES will require fisherman to get permits to hunt these sharks for
their fins & meat & bring them ashore. The same goes for mantra
rays…CITES called the regulations the most comprehensive in its 40- year
history to protect sharks & rays…
‘Regulating international trade in
these shark & manta ray species is critical to their survival,’ CITES
Secretary-General John Scanlon, said. By protecting the fish governments are
also protecting ‘the bio-diversity of our oceans’.”
Darryl
Fears
THE WASHINGTON POST
The Toronto Star
Sept.
13/2014
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