heed scientific advice to provide better protection for all sharks and their ocean ecosystem.

I'm appalled at the failure of the world's environment leaders at CITES 2010 in Qatar to approve trade protections for some of the Earth's most vulnerable and heavily traded shark species.
Our government needs to heed all available scientific advice for limiting shark catches;
Fully protect shark species listed as Endangered or Critically Endangered by the IUCN;
Set precautionary shark fishing limits [where no advice exists];
Ensure all sharks are landed with their fins naturally attached;
Work with other countries to prepare and promote shark listing proposals for the next CITES Conference; and
Improve shark trade data collection by taking national action to list all species proposed for the next CITES Conference; and
Improve shark trade data collection