Amicus Brief AMICUS BRIEF TO THE APPELLATE BODY ON UNITED STATES – IMPORT PROHIBITION Of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) Environmental Foundation Lt. (EFL) Mangrove Action Project (MAP) Philippine Ecological Network (PEN) Red Nacional de Accion Ecologia (RENACE) Sobrevivencia i Amicus Brief Printed by: Weadon Printing and Communications, Alexandria, VA Published by: Center for International Environmental Law Copyright: © 1999 Center for International Environmental Law Reproduction of all or part of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder, provided the sources is fully acknowledged and any alterations to its integrity are indicated. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without written permission from the copyright holder. Illustrations: Valeska Maria Populoh Available from: CIEL - Center for International Environmental Law 1367 Connecticut Ave, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20036-1860, USA Email:
[email protected] Web: http://www.ciel.org ii Amicus Brief TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 Statement of the Facts 2 2.1 The United States developed TEDs and implemented Section 609 to curb the impact of U.S. shrimp consumption on sea turtles, distinctive and ecologically valuable species driven to the brink of extinction by mechanized shrimp trawling. ...............................................................................................2