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LOCATION:Panama City\, Panama
SUMMARY:CITES COP19 Side Event. CITES and Fisheries: Partnerships for legal
 \, sustainable and traceable trade in commercially exploited aquatic speci
 es
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Background:\n\nOver the last decade\, CITES Parties have agreed
  to list an increasing number of commercially exploited and managed aquati
 c species (e.g.\, sharks\, rays\, sea cucumber and queen conch) in Appendi
 x II of the Convention.  The implementation of CITES in the context of fi
 sheries is more vital than ever\, to ensure legal\, sustainable and tracea
 ble ocean trade.\n\nOn the international plane\, the CITES Secretariat is 
 collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nat
 ions (FAO)\, and with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Developme
 nt (UNCTAD) and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean Countries (OECS) to 
 enhance comprehension of the interrelationship between CITES and fisheries
  legal regimes and build capacity for CITES-compliant trade. In 2020\, FAO
  and CITES published a Legal Study and Guide entitled Implementing CITES t
 hrough national fisheries legal frameworks: a study and a guide to provide
  guidance for CITES Parties in exploring whether their national fisheries 
 legal frameworks can enhance their fisheries management regime while simul
 taneously contributing to the implementation of CITES.\n\nIn the Eastern C
 aribbean\, the joint UNCTAD-OECS-CITES Blue BioTrade project aims to empow
 er small-scale farmers and fishers to trade in queen conch products sustai
 nably. This project has led to the adoption of the first-ever OECS Blue Bi
 oTrade Regional Plan of Action for the queen conch value chain in the East
 ern Caribbean.\n\nAt the national level\, deeper links and cooperation bet
 ween CITES and fisheries authorities are pivotal to the proper implementat
 ion of the Convention through national fisheries legal frameworks.  This 
 side event will share guidance\, experiences and lessons learned\, providi
 ng a forum for discussion on adequate CITES implementation in the fisherie
 s sector.\n\nRefreshments will be provided.\nhttps://unctad.org/system/fil
 es/official-document/tcsditcinf2022d7_en.pdf\n\nView meeting on unctad.org
 \nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cites-cop19-side-event-cites-and-fisheries-pa
 rtnerships-legal-sustainable-and-traceable
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