International Programs and Activities

The NMFS Office of Protected Resources is involved in numerous international activities to further marine conservation efforts worldwide. 

Topic areas include:

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna (CITES)

• International Whaling Commission

• Tuna/Dolphin Interactions

• Marine Animal Health and Strandings

• Sea Turtles

• Biodiversity

• Comity and Export of U.S.-based Captive Marine Mammals

• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

• International Coral Reef Initiative

• Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW)

• North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation: Marine Species of Common Conservation Concern