Sawfish Protection Acquires Teeth
June 11, 2007 @ 08:09 AM (EST)
Source: Bbc.co.uk
Nations have agreed to ban international trade in the one of the world's most spectacular fish.
At the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting, delegates approved a bid to end the sawfish trade.
The spectacular rostra, or snouts, can fetch prices of more than $1,000 (A‚A?500), and all species of the fish are critically endangered.
Australia secured a small exemption allowing live exports for aquaria...
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