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Fisheries advisory panel offers recommendations on CITES proposals

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A panel of independent experts convened by FAO has issued recommendations regarding proposals to limit international trade in several commercially exploited aquatic animals under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The proposals relate to several shark and coral species and Atlantic bluefin tuna.

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