{"id":69369,"date":"2019-06-06T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-caribbean-countries-agree-to-protect-endangered-largetooth-sawfish\/"},"modified":"2019-06-06T15:00:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T19:00:01","slug":"paises-caribenos-acuerdan-proteger-el-pez-sierra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/paises-caribenos-acuerdan-proteger-el-pez-sierra\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Countries Agree to Protect Endangered Largetooth Sawfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>ROAT\u00c1N, <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 5, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today, on World Environment Day, the critically endangered largetooth sawfish gained a lifeline as <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> countries unanimously agreed to add the species to Annex II of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol under the Cartagena Convention. Seventeen member governments are thereby obligated to impose strict national protections for the species and cooperate regionally to recover populations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased that governments from across the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> have seen the value of saving the iconic and irreplaceable largetooth sawfish from further regional extinction,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Olga Koubrak<\/span>, legal advisor for Sealife Law. &#8220;Sawfish are among the world&#8217;s most endangered marine species and urgently need strict legal protections wherever they remain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All five sawfish species worldwide are classified as Endangered or Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List. Largetooth and smalltooth sawfish were once common in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> but are now seriously depleted. The smalltooth sawfish was added to SPAW Annex II in 2017. <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> countries thought to still have sawfish in their waters include the <span class=\"xn-location\">Bahamas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span>. The level of national sawfish protection varies, however, and regional conservation initiatives are lacking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s decision is warranted and welcome, as time is running out for sawfish,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Sonja Fordham<\/span>, president of Shark Advocates International. &#8220;The success of this measure depends on prompt and robust implementation of associated conservation commitments. We thank <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span> for proposing sawfish listing and urge continued engagement to ensure sawfish protection programs are developed across the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, before it&#8217;s too late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Found globally in warm waters, sawfish can grow to nearly 20 feet. Like other rays, low reproductive rates leave them exceptionally vulnerable to overfishing. Incidental catch is the main threat to sawfish; their tooth-studded snouts are easily entangled in nets. Despite increasing protections, sawfish parts are used for curios, food, medicine, and cockfighting. Habitat degradation also jeopardizes survival. <\/p>\n<p><i>Sealife Law (SL) brings legal information and education to ocean conservation. Shark Advocates International (SAI) advances science-based policies for sharks and rays. SL and SAI have joined with marine researchers from Havenworth Coastal Conservation (HCC), CubaMar, and <span class=\"xn-org\">Florida State University<\/span> to form a <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> sawfish coalition, supported by the Shark Conservation Fund. SAI, HCC, and CubaMar are projects of The Ocean Foundation.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Shark Advocates International<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>ROAT\u00c1N, <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 5, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today, on World Environment Day, the critically endangered largetooth sawfish gained a lifeline as <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> countries unanimously agreed to add the species to Annex II of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol under the Cartagena Convention. 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