Buenos Aires, 26 May 2026 – Argentine authorities seized over 700 live marine animals—surgeonfishes, pufferfishes, lionfishes, and butterflyfishes—shipped illegally from Kenya to Buenos Aires. Destined for aquariums, many arrived dead …
Berlin, 25 February 2026 – ‘The Ocean’ Berlin will hold 7.5 million liters of saltwater, making it the largest facility of its kind in Europe—all far away from the ocean. …
The 4 Percent, 11 December 2025 – At CITES’ latest conference parties delivered some big wins for endangered wildlife by strengthening trade protections for over 120 species. But there were …
Samarkand, 2 December 2025 – Parties adopted measures to strengthen and clarify the use of Source Code R (ranching) for aquatic species, ensuring it is applied only when supported by …
Samarkand, 27 November 2025 – The side event ‘Rethinking Trade Data’ we held together with IFAW, AAP and Eurogroup for Animals and hosted by the Dominican Republic. Cristina De Avila, …
Samarkand, 27 November 2025 – Today brought a modest but meaningful step forward for the monitoring and hence hopfully conservation of marine ornamental fishes. Since discussions began in 2019—when Switzerland, …
Samarkand, 26 November 2025 – I am very grateful for the opportunity to join the NGO group and contribute insights on the marine ornamental fish trade. It was an honor …
Samarkand, 24 November 2025 – The next two weeks, I will be in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered …
TRAFFIC, October 2025 – Kenya’s trade in marine ornamental fish, according to a 2025 TRAFFIC report, involves millions of wild-caught fish exported over the past decade, yet suffers from major …
Brussels, 14 October 2025 – As an expert panelist, Dr. Monica V. Biondo emphasized the urgent need for reliable, species-specific data in the EU’s TRACES system to enable informed and …
