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Queen Conch ( Strombus gigas ): A CITES - Fisheries Success Story Nancy K. Daves

Queen Conch ( Strombus gigas ): A CITES - Fisheries Success Story Nancy K. Daves NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Santa Marta, Colombia. Appendix I : species threatened with extinction; no commercial international trade.

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Queen Conch ( Strombus gigas ): A CITES - Fisheries Success Story Nancy K. Daves

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  1. Queen Conch (Strombusgigas): A CITES-FisheriesSuccess Story Nancy K. Daves NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Santa Marta, Colombia

  2. Appendix I: species threatened with extinction; • no commercial international trade CITESBasics

  3. Appendix II: species vulnerable to overexploitation, but not at risk of extinction; • regulated trade allowed with export permits CITES Basics

  4. CITES Appendix II: How it works • Before issuing an export permit for an Appendix II species, two findings must be made: • That the specimen was legally acquired; • That the export will not be detrimental to the species survival in the wild.

  5. CITES Appendix II: Facts and Myths • CITES Appendix II is: • NOT a list of species in which • international trade is prohibited. • CITES Appendix-II species may be traded internationally if accompanied by appropriate permits. It helps regulate and monitor • trade for species vulnerable to overuse

  6. Benefits of CITES • Establishes an international legal framework to regulate international trade and prevent overexploitation • Most thorough source of information on wildlife trade • Import and export countries share responsibility to ensure trade is sustainable • Promotes projects to assess population status of species in trade and effect of international trade

  7. US Imports by Country (kg)

  8. Imports into France and territories

  9. Fisheriesand CITES actions for queen conch 1991 - Workshop on Biology, Fisheries, Mariculture and Management of the Queen Conch Strombus gigas, Caracas, Venezuela – expresses concern about depletion of conch resource in the Caribbean 1991 – Strombus gigas included in Annex III of the the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) 1992 - Strombus gigas listed in Appendix II of CITES

  10. 1994 - CITES decision to conduct first significant trade study of queen conch • 1996 - 1st International Queen Conch Initiative (IQCI) Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico - Declaration adopted • 1997 - Regional Forum on Fisheries in the Caribbean - San Andrés, Colombia Fisheriesand CITES actions for queen conch

  11. International Queen Conch Initiative andCITES • 1997 - IQCI Workshop - San José, Costa Rica • 1998 - IQCI meeting - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic • 1999 - Queen Conch Stock Assessment and Management Workshop, Belize City, Belize

  12. International Queen Conch InitiativeandCITES • 2001 - 2nd IQCI Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (decision to ask CITES to re-open review) • 2001 - Hanoi, Viet Nam - CITES decision to conduct another review of Significant Trade in queen conch

  13. 2002-2003 - CITES conducts a review of Significant Trade for queen conch to determine if range states are making appropriate non-detriment findings • 21-24 January 2003 - Fisheries Enforcement Conference, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic – discussion of queen conch international trade and the sig trade process International Queen Conch Initiative and CITES

  14. 11-12 June 2003 - IQCI-CITES Workshop to review the Significant Trade report and solicit comments - Montego Bay, Jamaica • September 2003 - CITES Standing Committee issues recommendations to suspend trade with some countries trading in queen conch based on the review of significant trade • 14-18 November 2005 - GCFI/IQCI Joint technical workshop on queen conch and spiny lobster International Queen Conch Initiative and CITES

  15. 13-15 December 2005 - CITES workshop on Review of the Significant Trade Study on Strombus gigas – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic • 28-31 July 2008 – International Workshop for Improvement of Queen Conch Collaborative Management in the Western Caribbean – San Andrés, Colombia International Queen Conch Initiative and CITES

  16. 17-22 November 2008 – International Expert Workshop on CITES Non-Detriment Findings – Cancún , México • 22-24 May 2012 – Queen Conch • Experts Workshop – Miami, FL • Made recommendations on data collection, and management measures, such as stock assessment, ecosystem management, precautionary controls, enforcement and compliance and CITES; International Queen Conch Initiative and CITES

  17. 23-25 October 2012 – CFMC/OSPESCA/ • WECAFC/CRFM Working group on Queen Conch – Panamá City, Panamá • Endorsed recommendations of the Expert Working Group; • Countries and organizations of the Wider Caribbean Region re-committed their support for sustainable and legal harvest and trade of queen conch, including development of a regional plan for the species; International Queen Conch Initiative and CITES

  18. Other CFMC/OSPESCA/WECAFC/CRFM Working group recommendations: • Urged discussion of the Working Group recommendations at the next CITES Conference of the Parties under the agenda item submitted by Colombia • Encouraged the increased awareness of Safety-at-Sea issues and alternatives to compressed air diving for queen conch. International Queen Conch Initiative and CITES

  19. International Queen Conch Initiative and CITES www.strombusgigas.com

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