Sustainable Trade in Sharks /

The information contained herein is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the governments of Canada, Mexico or the United States of America. [...] Canada Border enforcement of CITES is the responsibility of the Wildlife Enforcement Directorate (WED) of ECCC, under the authority of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection Under Canada’s Constitution, the provinces and territo- and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade ries have jurisdiction over wildlife within their borders. [...] The purpose of WAPPRIITA is to protect species of animals Hence, both the management and conservation of shark and plants by implementing CITES and regulating the spe- species and the implementation of CITES are the respon- cies’ international and interprovincial trade, responsibilities sibility of the federal government. [...] The species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife of animals and plants that are listed in the Appendices of in Canada (COSEWIC). [...] The LGVS establishes the national policy for wildlife protec- In 2007, the NOM-029-PESCA-2006 was published; it tion and sustainable use, via the SUMA program and the provides a suite of specific regulations for the shark and Official Mexican Standard NOM059-SEMARNAT-2010 rays fisheries in Mexican waters (DOF 2007b).