TRAFFIC North America

TRAFFIC initiated a series of surveys to gather basic data on the status, management, and trade of the American black bear. The purpose of the effort was to establish a baseline of information on the species and to examine trends over a period of years. TRAFFIC published the results of the first two surveys in a previous report. This report culminates the project, summarizing information from TRAFFIC’s third survey and comparing the data it provided to what was learned earlier.

This report examines economic and policy issues related to wild and farmed salmon in North America. These issues have received a great deal of attention in recent years, reflecting the environmental, economic and cultural importance of salmon to Americans – and the fact that salmon issues span many important policy debates ranging from environmental protection to trade policy.

This report presents an overview of the exploitation, trade, and management of marine turtles in 11 countries and territories in the northern Caribbean. The study also presents a number of country and/or territory specific recommendations.