1. Report to the Strategic and Planning Meeting of the CMS Scientific Council Formia, Italy Oct 9-11, 2013

2. Current status of fish on the appendices Current Status of Fish on the CMS Appendices Sturgeon (19 species) Shark (7species) Catfish (1 species) Ray (1 species) 5 species CMS Appendix I 27 species CMS Appendix II

3. Recent additions COP 9 Isurus oxyrinchus (shortfin mako) Isurus paucus (longfin mako) Lamna nasus (porbeagle) Squalus acanthias (spiny dogfish) COP 10 Manta birostris (manta ray)

4. Potential new listings (South American species) Potential New Listings on Appendix II 4 species of freshwater fish from South America (submitted by Paraguay): Brycon orbignyanus, Salminus hilarii, Genidens barbus and Zungaro jahu

5. 4 new “shark” listings Proposals circulating for hammerhead, angel shark, sawfish, and several species of ray Potential new shark listings on Appendix I or II

6. CERTAINLY MANY FISH SPECIES WOULD BENEFIT FROM CMS LISTING BUT…

7. Lack of geographic coverage (e.g. Mekong species, taimen) Range states of high priority species not party to CMS

8. Lack of information (South American species, some marine species like sawfish Lack of Information On fish migration, especially in tropical systems

9. Lack of consensus that CMS is the most appropriate management instrument

10. Opportunities

11. Sharks, rays, and sawfish opportunity w/new sharks agreement; obvious interest in sharks, how does CMS listing relate to listing on the shark MOU? Sharks, Rays, and Sawfish

12. IUCN assessments, recent review of Parana South America

13. Review of Migratory Marine Fish

14. Current / Future Partnerships IUCN/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group IUCN Red List IUCN Shark Specialist Group / Shark MOU World Fish Migration Day Freshwater Literacy Guide