Divernet News, dateline 26 September 2004
Divers' favourite joins top 10 most endangered
The Napoleon wrasse - a
great favourite with reef divers - has joined great white sharks and
river dolphins as one of WWF's top ten species most at risk from
international trade.
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature issued their 'top ten' ahead of next
week's meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species (CITES).
Many divers are unaware that the large,
inquisitive, and often friendly Napoleon or humphead wrasse that are
under such threat. Restaurants in the Far East pay £100 per pound for
the fish, making it a lucrative target for fishermen.
A proposal
to restrict the trade in Napoleon wrasse by listing it in the CITES
treaty has been put forward by Fiji, Ireland and the USA. The move is likely
to be opposed by the Asian nations which take part in the trade.
Britain, Australia and Madagascar are proposing to list the great white
shark.
The CITES treaty, in line with public sympathies, has
traditionally been dominated by land-based species.
The WWF's Top Ten species most endangered by international trade:
Great white shark Napoleon wrasse Irrawaddy dolphin
Asian elephant Tiger Leaf-tailed gecko Pig nosed turtle
Yellow crested cockatoo Ramin (tropical hardwood) Asian yew
More links of interest
CITES website
World Wildlife Fund (UK)
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