Report of the FAO Workshop to Review the Applications of Cites Criterion Annex 2 a B to Commercially-Exploited Aquatic Species : Rome, 19-21 April 2011

This is the report of the FAO Workshop to review the application of CITES criterion Annexe 2 a B to commercially-exploited aquatic species. It was convened by FAO in response to a request by the 15th Conference of the Parties in 2010 to prepare a report that summarised the experience in applying the CITES Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP15) Annexe 2 a B criterion and the introductory text to Annexe 2 a to some or all the commercially-exploited proposed for inclusion on Appendix II at the 13th, 14th and 15th meetings of the Conference of the Parties, highlighting any technical difficulties or ambiguous issues encountered. The Workshop analysed the approaches used by the FAO Expert Advisory Panel in applying the criteria described in both paragraphs (A and B) of Annexe 2 a.