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The protection of marine species is gaining momentum

Will sharks ever be as popular as dolphins? Limiting the international trade of several species, with rays and sea cucumbers, is in any case a growing interest in the protection of poorly known or even unloved marine species.

Eighteen species of stingrays and sharks and three sea cucumbers could enter Annex II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at the conclusion of of a series of votes Sunday.

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