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CITES Party/Country¹	Targeted Catch²	Exports²	Imports²	Re-Exports²	Net Importer or Exporter	Role Status
Argentina	Possible		Possible		Importer	Present Role
Australia	Minor	Minor	Minor		Exporter	Present Role
Austria			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Barbados	Possible	Possible			Exporter	Present Role
Belgium			Minor		Importer	Present Role
Belize	Negligible	Negligible			Exporter	Present Role
Brazil	Medium	Minor			Exporter	Present Role
Canada			Possible	Possible	Importer	Present Role
China			Possible	Possible	Importer	Present Role
China (Hong Kong SAR)			Minor		Importer	Present Role
China (Province of Taiwan)			Minor		Importer	Present Role
Costa Rica	Negligible	Negligible	Negligible		Exporter	Present Role
Cuba	Negligible	Negligible			Exporter	Present Role
Denmark			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Dominican Republic	Possible	Possible			Exporter	Present Role
Ecuador	Possible	Possible			Exporter	Present Role
Egypt	Possible	Negligible			Exporter	Present Role
Fiji	Possible	Possible			Exporter	Present Role
France			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Germany			Minor		Importer	Present Role
Haiti	Possible					Present Role
India	Negligible	Negligible	Negligible		Exporter	Present Role
Indonesia	Possible	Medium			Exporter	Present Role
Italy			Minor		Importer	Present Role
Japan			Possible		Importer	Present Role
Jordan			Possible		Importer	Present Role
Kenya	Negligible	Negligible			Exporter	Present Role
Malaysia	Negligible	Negligible	Minor	Possible	Importer	Present Role
Mexico	Minor	Possible	Minor			Present Role
Mozambique	Possible	Possible			Exporter	Present Role
Netherlands			Minor		Importer	Present Role
Netherlands (Antilles)	Possible					Present Role
New Zealand	Possible	Possible	Possible		Importer	Present Role
Pakistan	Possible	Negligible	Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Palau	Possible	Negligible			Exporter	Present Role
Philippines	Major	Major			Exporter	Present Role
Poland			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Portugal			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Republic of Korea			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Saudi Arabia			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Singapore	Possible	Possible	Medium	Medium	Exporter	Present Role
Solomon Islands	Possible	Negligible			Exporter	Present Role
South Africa			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Spain			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Sri Lanka	Minor	Minor			Exporter	Present Role
Sweden			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Switzerland			Negligible		Importer	Present Role
Thailand	Minor	Minor	Minor	Possible	Exporter	Present Role
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland			Minor		Importer	Present Role
United States of America	Medium	Negligible	Medium	Negligible	Importer	Present Role
Viet Nam	Possible	Negligible	Medium	Negligible	Importer	Present Role

51 Total Records

Source: Project Seahorse. Last revision of data: 2004

¹Names of CITES Parties/Countries follow the format given by the United Nations List of Member States, where applicable.

²For this column, the following definitions apply:

Possible unverified and annual volume unknown
Definite verified and annual volume unknown
Negligible <1000 animals per annum

Minor >1000 but <10,000 animals per annum

Medium >10,000 but <100,000 animals per annum

Major >100,000 animals per annum

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