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- CITES
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is an international agreement between Governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
- IUCN
The World Conservation Union is a unique Union whose members include 77 States, 114 government agencies, and 800-plus NGOs. The IUCN's Mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
- SSC
The Species Survival Commission is a network of some 7,000 volunteer members from almost every country of the world, all working to stop the loss of plants, animals and their habitats.
- IUCN / SSC Wildlife Trade programme
The IUCN/SCC Wildlife Trade programme's goal is to promote the conservation of wild species subject to trade by assessing the effect of trade on the status of species and generating appropriate recommendations and conservation strategies.
- IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on taxa that have been globally evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
- NOAA Fisheries
The National Marine Fisheries Service is dedicated to the stewardship of living marine resources through science-based conservation and management, and the promotion of healthy ecosystems.
- Sturgeon For Tomorrow
Sturgeon For Tomorrow is a non-profit organization dedicated to the future of lake sturgeon
- TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that wildlife trade is not a threat to the conservation of nature. TRAFFIC is a joint programme of IUCN - The World Conservation Union and WWF, the world conservation organization.
- World Sturgeon Conservation Society
The World Sturgeon Conservation Society intends to act as an international forum of scientific discussion for all persons interested in pertinent issues on sturgeons while at the same time seeking opportunities for close co-operation at an international level.
- World Aquaculture Society
The World Aquaculture Society is an international non-profit society with over 3,000 members in 94 countries whose primary focus is to improve communication and information exchange within the diverse global aquaculture community.
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