A suite of TRAFFIC reports into high-value African marine products highlights yet another burgeoning, under-reported, unsustainable, and illegal trade that threatens the long-term survival of key marine species and the potential for sustainable human development. TRAFFIC’s policy brief A response to trade in high-value marine products between Africa and Asia summarises studies into seahorse, sea cucumber, and fish maw (dried swim bladder) trade; painting a picture of population declines, inadequate regulation, stretched law enforcement, and local communities impacted by illegal and unsustainable catch and trade.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/response-trade-high-value-trade-marine-products-between-africa-and-asia
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/high value marine products.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/simone-louw
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/traffic
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
