Título Subtítulo o texto necesario EVALUATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA Juan Pablo Caldas Manager of the Marine Conservation Program Colombia INTERNACIONAL CITES WORKSHOP: “ARTICULATION OF EXPERIENCES & STRATEGIES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LISTING OF SPECIES IN THE APENDIX II” Heins Bent Hooker Expert Advisor Dirección Asuntos Marinos, Costeros y Recursos Acuáticos Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA INTRODUCTION: Worldwide shark landings

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA Worldwide shark fin trade PEW (2011) INTRODUCTION:

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA State of the Shark Resource (Exploitation estimates) Some factors which can explain this: Non-reported landings Information on sharks mixed within other categories Finning Some factors which can explain this: Non-reported landings Information on sharks mixed within other categories Finning INTRODUCTION: Clarke et al., 2006 Worldwide catch estimates from the volume of international fin trade, suggest that actual shark catches could be 3 to 4 times higher than those reported to the FAO

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA METHODS o Database review: o Identification of tax codes associated with the shark resource. o Exporting and importing value for each product (fins and meat). o Volume registration in tonnes per year, destination country and origin. NATIONAL STATISTICS

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Three (3) tax codes were identified, namely: o They feature values from 1999 to o Export and import dates. o Volumes in tonnes and prices in dollars. o Destination country and/or origin.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Shark fin exports and imports in Colombia Promedio: 18,2

COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL RECURSO TIBURON EN COLOMBIA RESULTADOS Exportación de aletas de tiburón en Colombia (países destino) Promedio: 15,9 Shark fin exports in Colombia (destination countries) Promedio: 15,9 RESULTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Shark fin exports ton value

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Shark fin monthly export average to Hong Kong

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Shark fin export monthly average

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Shark meat exports and imports in Colombia Promedio: 228 Promedio: 117

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Shark meat imports in Colombia (countries of origin)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Value of shark meat imports in Colombia (origin countries)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Shark meat exports in Colombia (destination countries)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS Value of shark meat exports in Colombia (destination countries)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA RESULTS

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SHARKS IN COLOMBIA CONCLUSIONS Official statistics on shark trade in Colombia show great uncertainty regarding the type of product (fins and meat) that is actually being traded. It is evident that, through the use of the tax codes for frozen and fresh shark meat, non-dried or salted fins are probably being traded. Faced with the ambiguous nature of the available data, it is paramount for Colombia to create tools which will allow the adequate registration and monitoring of the international trade at the species level (specific tax codes).

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