Radio Taiwan Internatinal
Date: 30 December, 2019
By: Paula Chao

Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency says that people exporting products made from shortfin mako shark will need a permit issued by CITES.

CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The treaty, which governs the international wildlife trade, is also known as the “Washington Convention”.

At the CITES Conference of the Parties held in Geneva in mid-August, mako sharks were listed under Appendix II.    [FULL  STORY]