The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) regulates the trade of many marine species. The lists below highlight some of the species listed in CITES Appendices I and II.
Appendix I (hundreds of species):
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Almost all great whales (species subject to International Whaling Commission management)
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Dugong
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Irrawaddy river dolphin
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Three marine dolphin species (Australian snubfin dolphin, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, and Atlantic humpback dolphin)
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Two porpoise species
Appendix II (thousands of species):
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All dolphins not listed in Appendix I
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All giant clam species
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Basking shark
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Devil ray
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Hammerhead sharks
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Humphead wrasse
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Most sturgeon species
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Porbeagle shark
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Seahorse
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Silky shark
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Thresher shark
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Whale shark