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Humphead (Napoleon) wrasse Cheilinus undulatus © Darren Jew / WWF

Humphead Wrasse trade into and through Hong Kong

Humphead (Napoleon) wrasse Cheilinus undulatus © Darren Jew / WWF

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Published 17 March 2016

New study highlights scale of illegal and unreported Humphead Wrasse trade

Hong Kong, 17th March 2016—market surveys in Hong Kong and mainland China have revealed the large scale of illegal and unreported trade in Humphead Wrasse despite the introduction of regulatory measures in 2005. 

Humphead Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus trade into and through Hong Kong

Report author(s):
Joyce Wu, Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson

Publication date:
March 2016