JUNE 2024 - ONLINE TRADE in HIGH VALUE MARINE PRODUCTS - FROM SOUTH AFRICA: A RAPID ASSESSMENT

The designations of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its supporting organisations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] From the 203 unique advertisements, 34 (17%) Although definitive conclusions cannot be advertised products derived from species made from the content of adverts alone, the listed in the appendices of the Convention of results highlight the potential international International Trade in Wild Species of Fauna online trade in CITES-listed marine species and and Flora (CITES), including 26 adverts for. [...] None of trading in CITES-listed marine species and their the adverts for CITES-listed species provided derivatives on 21Food and Alibaba without the evidence of CITES export permits for the required CITES permits. [...] midae has resulted Threats to the marine species from which in the collapse of legal fisheries, and control high value products are derived are further of trade in wild caught abalone from South compounded by the rising popularity of online Africa has fallen into the hands of criminal shopping, and the increasing use of online syndicates (Raemaekers et al, 2011; Okes et trading platforms by wildli. [...] Review of the causes of the rise of the illegal South African abalone fishery and consequent closure of the rights-based fishery.