How to Save Vulnerable Thresher Sharks
7See thresher sharks up close underwater, and get the facts about these animals. Up to 3.9 million thresher sharks are killed each year in commercial fisheries, far above sustainable levels. This September, Governments around the globe have the opportunity help give these species the protections they need through an Appendix II listing on CITES.
Learn more at http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/news-room/press-releases/2016/05/02/pew-commends-broad-global-support-for-proposed-shark-and-ray-protections
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Thresher sharks are considered the most vulnerable open ocean shark family in the world.
Up to 3.9 million are killed each year for the international fin trade.
Populations have declined over 70 percent wherever they are found.
There is inadequate control over the number that can be caught, sold or traded.
A CITES Appendix II listing would limit the trade to sustainable levels.
This September, 182 Parties will vote on whether or not to give 3 thresher shark species the protections they so desperately need.
Parties should vote to list thresher sharks on CITES Appendix II at COP17.