FWS to Start Requiring CITES Certificate of Origin, Import Inspection for American Eel
Starting Jan. 7, shipments of Anguilla rostrata (American eel) in and out of the U.S. will require appropriate documentation acknowledging the species' inclusion in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), according to a Fish and Wildlife Service notice. This may consist of a CITES export permit, CITES certificate of origin or CITES re-export certificate.
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Furthermore, shipments also must be inspected and cleared by the FWS Office of Law Enforcement at a designated port or a port authorized under a designated port exception permit, FWS said.
CITES had posted a notification announcing the designation on Oct. 9.