(March 18, 2010 – San José, Costa Rica)
Las March 4, the Ministry of Environment of Costa Rica announced during a press conference that the country would support a proposal to list hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The proposal, which would allow for controls over the international trade of products from this species, including its fins, will be voted during the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP15), to be celebrated in Doha, Qatar, from March 13-25 of the current year.
“I would like to congratulate the authorities of the MINAET and of Foreign Affairs, for the leadership our country has shown in different international forums in favor of the protection and management of sharks”, said Randall Arauz, President of Pretoma. Arauz used the event to personally present the Minister of Environment Jorge Rodríguez, with a compilation of more than 2000 signatures of Costa Rican citizens supporting the protection of hammerhead sharks in CITES, as a result of the campaign “2000 Ticos for the Hammerhead Shark”.
“It is very encouraging to see the degree of commitment of the Costa Rican people with the global protection of shark”, said Minister Rodríguez, when he received the document. “These signatures will travel to Qatar, and I will request that they be mentioned during the official interventions of Costa Rica on the matter”, affirmed the Minister.
MINAET also confirmed that Costa Rica will also support the oceanic white tip (Carcharhinus longimanus) proposal, common in region, as well as the porbeagle (Lamna nasus), the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), and the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) proposals, which don’t occur in the region, but the country considers it is important to regulate their international commerce.
(8 de marzo, 2010 – San José, Costa Rica)
El pasado jueves 4 de marzo, el Ministerio de Ambiente de Costa Rica (MINAET) anunció oficialmente durante una conferencia de prensa que el país apoyará la propuesta que pretende incluir al tiburón martillo (Sphyrna lewini) en el Apendice II de la Convención Sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas (CITES). La propuesta, que permitirá ejercer control sobre el comercio internacional de productos de esta especie, incluyendo sus aletas, será llevada a votación durante la Decimoquinta Conferencia de la Partes (CoP15), a celebrarse en Doha, Qatar, entre el 13-25 de marzo del año en curso.
“Por este medio, deseo felicitar a las autoridades del MINAET y de la Cancillería por el liderazgo que nuestro país ha ejercido en los foros internacionales a favor de la protección y el manejo de los tiburones”, dijo Randall Arauz, Presidente de Pretoma. Arauz aprovechó la ocasión para entregar personalmente al Sr. Ministro de Ambiente Jorge Rodríguez, un compendio de más de 2000 firmas de costarricenses que apoyan la protección del tiburón martillo en CITES, como resultado de la campaña “2000 Ticos por el Tiburón Martillo”.
“Es muy alentador ver el grado de compromiso de la sociedad costarricense con las protección de los tiburones”, manifestó el Ministro Rodríguez, al recibir el documento. “Estas firmas viajarán a Qatar, y solicitaré que sean mencionadas durante las intervenciones oficiales de Costa Rica en este tema”, afirmó el Sr. Ministro.
Además, el MINAET confirmó que Costa Rica también apoyará la propuesta del tiburón punta blanca oceánico (Carcharinus longimanus), común en la aguas costarricenses y de la región, así como las propuestas del tiburón marrajo sardinero (Lamna nasus), el tiburón mielga (Squalus acanthias), y el atún azul (Thunnus thynnus), que aunque no ocurren en aguas de la región, se considera importante regular su comercio internacional.
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