Received this from the head of PIJAC, Marshall Meyers. This is a list of species that the US is considering submitting to the council for possible inclusion on the CITES listings. Of particular importance is that the Potamotrygon genus is under consideration.
From the alert:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its Notice in todays Federal Register (74 FR 33460-33464, July 13, 2009) describing proposed resolutions, decisions and agenda items that the U.S. may submit for consideration at the next Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The Fifteenth COP is scheduled for March 13-25, 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Of particular interest to the live animal trade will be a series of proposed amendments to the list of regulated species (Appendix I, II and III). Other areas of interest involve several operational decisions or resolutions implementing the Convention.
Species Issues
The Service, in response to an earlier Federal Register Notice, received recommendations involving 46 taxa (5 families, 7 genera, and 34 individual species). Following an assessment of the available trade and biological data, the Services preliminary determinations include:
1. Species the United States is likely to submit for consideration:
Red and Pink coral (Corallium spp.) for inclusion in Appendix II
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) for removal from Appendix II.
2. Species for which the United States is undecided for inclusion in Appendix I or II pending receipt of additional information and consultations:
Nautilids (Allonautilus Spp.) for inclusion in II
Freshwater sawfish (Pristis microdon) for transfer from II to I
Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) for inclusion in II
Devil and Manta rays (Mobulidae) for inclusion in II
Freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae) for inclusion in II
American eel (Anguilla rostrata) for inclusion in II
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentine) for inclusion in III (This involves a unilateral decision by the US since it involves inclusion in III) Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) for inclusion in II
From the alert:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its Notice in todays Federal Register (74 FR 33460-33464, July 13, 2009) describing proposed resolutions, decisions and agenda items that the U.S. may submit for consideration at the next Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The Fifteenth COP is scheduled for March 13-25, 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Of particular interest to the live animal trade will be a series of proposed amendments to the list of regulated species (Appendix I, II and III). Other areas of interest involve several operational decisions or resolutions implementing the Convention.
Species Issues
The Service, in response to an earlier Federal Register Notice, received recommendations involving 46 taxa (5 families, 7 genera, and 34 individual species). Following an assessment of the available trade and biological data, the Services preliminary determinations include:
1. Species the United States is likely to submit for consideration:
Red and Pink coral (Corallium spp.) for inclusion in Appendix II
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) for removal from Appendix II.
2. Species for which the United States is undecided for inclusion in Appendix I or II pending receipt of additional information and consultations:
Nautilids (Allonautilus Spp.) for inclusion in II
Freshwater sawfish (Pristis microdon) for transfer from II to I
Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) for inclusion in II
Devil and Manta rays (Mobulidae) for inclusion in II
Freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae) for inclusion in II
American eel (Anguilla rostrata) for inclusion in II
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentine) for inclusion in III (This involves a unilateral decision by the US since it involves inclusion in III) Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) for inclusion in II