Report of the Fourth FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species
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The fourth FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species was held at FAO headquarters from 3 to 8 December 2012. The Panel was convened in response to the agreement by the twenty-fifth session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) on the terms of reference for an expert advisory panel for assessment of proposals to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Fl ora (CITES), and to the endorsement of the twenty-sixth session of COFI to convene the Panel for relevant proposals to future CITES Conference of the Parties. The objectives of the Panel were to: i) assess each proposal from a scientific perspective in accordance with the CITES biological listing criteria (Resolution Conf. 9.24 [Rev. CoP13]; and ii) comment, as appropriate, on technical aspects of the proposal in relation to biology, ecology, trade and management issues, as well as, to the exten t possible, the likely effectiveness for conservation. Seven proposals were evaluated by the Panel: (1) CoP16 Prop. 42. Proposal to include Carcharhinus longimanus (oceanic whitetip shark) in Appendix II in accordance with Article II paragraph 2(a); (2) CoP16 Prop. 43. Inclusion of Sphyrna lewini in Appendix II in accordance with Article II 2(a) and inclusion of S. mokarran and S. zygaena in Appendix II in accordance with Article II 2(b); (3) CoP16 Prop. 44. Inclusion of Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) in Appendix II in accordance with Article II 2(a); (4) CoP16 Prop. 45. Transfer of Pristis microdon from Appendix II to Appendix I of CITES in accordance with Article II, paragraph 1; (5) CoP16 Prop. 46. Inclusion of the genus Manta in Appendix II in accordance with Article II paragraph 2(a); (6) CoP16 Prop. 47. Inclusion of the ceja river stingray (Paratrygon aiereba) in Appendix II in accordance with Article II paragraph 2(a); and (7) CoP16 Prop. 48. Inclusion of the freshwater stingray s Potamotrygon motoro and P. schroederi in Appendix II in accordance with Article II paragraph 2(a). This report includes the assessment of each of the seven proposals by the Panel.