Results of the 17th CITES Conference of the Parties
Overview
The Fisheries Agency announced the results of the main fisheries-related agenda items at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), held in Johannesburg from September 24 to October 4, 2016. Proposals to newly list thresher sharks, shortfin mako sharks, and manta rays in Appendix II, and to establish a forum to discuss the status of eel and precious coral resources and trade, were both adopted.
Key points
- All proposals presented under the main fisheries-related agenda items were adopted.
- The proposal to newly list thresher sharks, shortfin mako sharks, and manta rays in Appendix II covered these species.
- The proposal to establish a forum to discuss the status of eel and precious coral resources and trade was adopted.
Overview
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) aims to protect endangered wild fauna and flora by regulating international trade through cooperation between exporting and importing countries.
The 17th Conference of the Parties to CITES was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from September 24 to October 4, 2016. It was originally scheduled to run through October 5, but the session closed one day early.
Attendees included representatives of the Parties and others (approximately 160 countries and the EU), as well as international organizations and NGOs. From Japan, officials from the Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, and related industries attended. Shingo Ota, Deputy Director-General of the Resources Management Department at the Fisheries Agency, was among the participants from the agency.
Details
The overview of the results for the main fisheries-related agenda items reported that the proposal to newly list thresher sharks, shortfin mako sharks, and manta rays in Appendix II was adopted.
The proposal to establish a forum to discuss the status of eel and precious coral resources and trade was also adopted. Details of the voting results are provided in the accompanying materials.