The CITES CoP20 took place at the end of November 2025, and enacted new or improved protections for some of the world's most endangered sharks, including the oceanic whitetip and the iconic whale shark!

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SHOW RESOURCES

• Oceanographic Magazine: https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/oceanic-whitetip-sharks-win-historic-trade-ban-in-major-cites-push/#:~:text=In%20a%20defining%20moment%20for,effectively%20bans%20all%20commercial%20trade.
• NOAA Fisheries: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/international-affairs/convention-international-trade-endangered-species-wild-fauna-and#:~:text=Appendix%20I%20includes%20species%20threatened,its%20role%20in%20the%20ecosystem.
• Shark Stewards: https://sharkstewards.org/good-news-for-shark-protection-at-cites-oceanic-whitetip/
• IUCN - Whale shark: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19488/126673248
• CITES Whale shark proposal: https://cites.org/sites/default/files/documents/E-CoP20-Prop-31.pdf
• IUCN SSC Instagram - Gulper sharks: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRlz6WsCGTO/
• IFAW - Gulper sharks: https://www.ifaw.org/journal/deepwater-sharks-cosmetics-cites-decision-extinction
• FWS - Appendix II: https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-03/factsheet-cites-appendix-ii-2024_0.pdf
• FL Museum - Tope shark: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/tope-shark/
• IUCN - Tope shark: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39352/2907336
• International Fisheries Alliance: https://thefishingdaily.com/international-fishing-news/international-fisheries-alliance-raises-alarm-over-cites-proposals/
• IUCN - Smoothhound sharks: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=smoothhound%20shark&searchType=species
• NOAA Fisheries - Shark fisheries: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/six-ways-fishermen-keep-shark-fishing-sustainable

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SOUND CREDITS

• Sound effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app).