Brussels, 12/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Janez Potocnik, the European commissioner for the environment, and Maria Damanaki, the commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries, jointly welcomed the decisions approved on Monday by the signatory parties to the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) to guarantee increased protection for 5 species of sharks whose numbers have declined alarmingly over recent years, due to the effects of unsustainable...