Luke Warwick
@WCSsharks
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Shark and ray stuff - Director of the shark and ray conservation program @theWCS 🦈 🦈
New York, USA
Joined September 2010
Markets are still selling fins from iconic #sharks and #rays. How can @CITES #CoP20 deliver the protections these species need? Learn more: https://t.co/elNhRgzk0j
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LISTEN: Despite over a decade of protections, a widespread illegal trade in shark and rays persists. This underscores the importance of the upcoming #CITESCOP20 meeting, where governments have the opportunity to take stronger action. 🔊 https://t.co/dKnCVLd4sS
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Despite over a decade of international protections, a widespread illegal trade in CITES-listed sharks remains, a new WCS co-authored study reveals. Upcoming #CITESCoP20 provides an opportunity to address. Read more: https://t.co/i5HS9mOHm2
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International trade protections from @CITES have proven valuable to helping sharks and rays in the past. The upcoming #CITESCoP20 meeting is a major opportunity to make further progress. https://t.co/i35XpGZFoW
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Mining the Deep-Sea Could Further Threaten Endangered #Sharks and Rays | By @ECAlberts for @MongabayOrg Luke Warwick agreed that deep-sea mining introduced the risk of metal accumulation and metal toxicity. https://t.co/2wDrDTJzie
@WCSsharks #conservation #bioaccumulation
news.mongabay.com
New research has found that deep-sea mining in international waters could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras — many of which are already at risk of extinction. Chondrichthyes,...
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Oceanic whitetip sharks: ~80% decline in 3 generations Whale sharks: ~50% decline in 75 years Manta & devil rays: up to 99% decline in some regions A CITES Appendix I listing would ban international commercial trade. Keep them in our oceans, not on the market. Sign:
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Launching today with partners: a new global campaign to protect sharks & rays. At CITES CoP20, governments will decide whether to grant whale sharks, oceanic whitetips, and manta & devil rays full Appendix I protections - a once-in-a-generation chance. Sign the petition:
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New study reveals meat from endangered #sharks sold across US grocery stores, often ambiguously labeled or mislabeled, including critically endangered #hammerhead species. #Seafood labeling lacks strict oversight, leaving consumers unaware of what they're really buying.
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We are only now getting a true understanding of the scale and scope of the shark meat trade, says @WCSsharks. Upcoming @CITES #CoP20 will include urgently needed proposals to protect the world’s most threatened species. https://t.co/mn8X38dbDb
news.mongabay.com
Endangered shark meat and heavy metals found in Brazil’s public food trigger a reckoning.
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Good things take time! SCF is proud to support @TheWCS in working with the Philippines government and Bitaug Fisherfolk Association to designate a new MPA prohibiting shark catch in Siquijor 🦈
NEWS: Philippines has designated a new marine protected area in biodiversity-rich Siquijor waters. Comes after years of participatory planning and consultations, community leadership, and support from a variety of agencies and NGO partners like WCS. 🪸 https://t.co/f22DLBowrq
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More than 70 species of #sharks and #rays have been proposed for stricter protections under CITES. But what is @CITES, how does it work, and what role does it play in #shark conservation? Read below for a great overview by @whysharksmatter: https://t.co/wToQo6erHl
therevelator.org
Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.
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NEWS: @CITES shark and ray listings have driven improved global shark and ray management at a rate and scale that was previously lacking, says new study. Uneven implementation underscores urgent need for continued investment. ▶️ https://t.co/0DlLxuzgDl
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International trade regulations for sharks work – if followed by proper implementation. New #SharkConservationFund supported study finds that #CITES listings can boost national protections, but enforcement gaps remain to save the most threatened species. @TheWCS Read:
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Countries seek urgent @CITES protection of more than 70 sharks and rays, writes @kristinesabillo for Mongabay. These listings could be a “key catalyst for conservation action,” says @WCSsharks. Read more: https://t.co/GYG5tdRaXu
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The strongest protections for #sharks & rays “the only path forward” “Just like the iconic land mammals afforded this strictest #CITES trade protection, these iconic #marine animals must receive the same protections." —Luke Warwick https://t.co/KyVRXLHFNa
@WCSsharks #wildlife
oceanographicmagazine.com
Proposals to place strict protections against trade of sharks and rays have been welcomed in bid to stop species' freefall towards extinction.
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Over the last decade CITES action has focused on shark fin trade. 90% is now regulated. We must now address other drivers of shark overfishing. Two other new proposals look to unsustainable oil and meat trades to ensure gulper and smoothound shark trade is legal & sustainable.
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Whale sharks, oceanic whitetips, wedgefish, manta rays—these iconic species need the same protections as tigers or gorillas. New @CITES proposals to prohibit commercial trade are “clearly justified,” says @WCSsharks. https://t.co/c3ccwSSTm9
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Species like #whalesharks, #mantarays & #oceanicwhitetips are hurtling toward extinction. 7 New proposals for #CITESCoP20 seek to halt unsustainable & illegal trade of these key species. Thanks to Panama, Ecuador, Senegal, Benin, EU, UK, Brazil, Maldives for leading. Read
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NEWS: Tanzania declares two new Marine Protected Areas in Pemba Island biodiversity hotspot at #UNOC3. The areas protect coral reefs, seagrasses, mangroves, and threatened shark and ray species. ▶️ https://t.co/pN9UGFRYPA
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