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Polar bear parts and Atlantic bluefin tuna may still be traded internationally, as a result of a recent Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Doha, Qatar. A U.S representative says that first attempts to list species are often unsuccessful. csmonitor.com nytimes.com winnipegfreepress.com google.com/hostednews/afp focustaiwan.tw asahi.com/english/ Closures of amberjack, black sea bass, and bottom fishing harvest brought various parts of the fishing industry together to protest at Capitol Hill in Washington on February 24. The groups are pushing for passage of the Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act (HR 1584 and S 1255). sports.espn.go.com A U.N.-supported wildlife treaty has been signed by over 100 nations to protect seven shark species: great white, whale, basking, spiny dogfish, porbeagle, shortfin and longfin mako sharks. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that 17% of 1,044 known shark species are threatened. upi.com cosmosmagazine.com
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