An Investigation Into the Trade of Nautilus
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TRAFFIC AN INVESTIGATIONINVESTIGATION INTO INTO THE THE TRADE TRADEOF NAUTILUS OF NAUTILUS REPORT APRIL 2016 AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRADE OF NAUTILUS ©Jürgen Freund and WWF/TRAFFIC APRIL 2016 TRAFFIC/WWF Nautilus Trade Investigation 1 ©TRAFFIC/WWF. 2016 All rights reserved. This material has no commercial purposes. The reproduction of the material contained in this publication is prohibited for sale or other commercial purposes. Any reproduction in full or in part of this publication must credit TRAFFIC / WWF as copyright owner. The document was financed by US Fish and Wildlife Service and US NOAA Fisheries. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the author[s] and do not necessarily reflect those of the donor and partner organizations listed in the acknowledgements. The designation of geographical entities in this publication and the presentation of material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its supporting organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views of the authors expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the TRAFFIC Network, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) or IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Suggested citation: Freitas, B, Krishnasamy, K. (2016). An Investigation into the Trade of Nautilus. TRAFFIC, World Wildlife Fund. Washington DC. USA. ISBN: 978-1-85850-391-2 Cover photograph by: Juergen Freund. TRAFFIC/WWF Nautilus Trade Investigation 2 Acknowledgements Many people were involved in the production of this report. The online trade data analyses in this report were produced by Paola Mosig. The project was managed by Ben Freitas. Research and case studies were provided by Kanitha Krishnasamy, Joyce Wu, and Vicki Crook. The production team would like to that the following people for their critical inputs towards this report: NOAA: Krissy Rusello and Dwayne Meadows. USFWS: Patricia DeAngelis. TRAFFIC: Crawford Allan, Glenn Sant, and Rachel Kramer for report reviews. TRAFFIC/WWF Nautilus Trade Investigation 3 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 6 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 A history and overview of Nautilus trade .................................................................................................................... 8 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 HARVEST METHODS .................................................................................................................................................. 14 OVERVIEW OF TRADE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA ......................................................................................................... 16 Indonesia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Market survey locations ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Survey results and discussion .............................................................................................................................. 17 Collection areas ................................................................................................................................................... 22 Online Suppliers .................................................................................................................................................. 25 Processing procedures ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Nautilus markets ................................................................................................................................................. 26 Nautilus seizures in Indonesia ........................................................................................................................... 27 Sustainability and conservation issues for nautilus in Indonesia ..................................................................... 27 Indonesia summary ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Philippines .................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Background and overview .................................................................................................................................. 28 Survey locations .................................................................................................................................................. 29 Survey results and discussion ............................................................................................................................. 30 Retail outlets (jewelry, souvenirs, flea markets) ................................................................................................ 38 Collection areas .................................................................................................................................................... 41 Exporters ............................................................................................................................................................. 42 NOTES ON OTHER TRADE IN EAST ASIA ............................................................................................................... 43 China, Hong Kong, Taiwan ........................................................................................................................................ 43 OVERVIEW OF TRADE IN EUROPE ......................................................................................................................... 46 Analysis of Customs trade data .................................................................................................................................. 46 Literature/internet research and consultations ........................................................................................................ 49 France .................................................................................................................................................................. 50 Germany ............................................................................................................................................................... 51 United Kingdom ................................................................................................................................................... 51 Other European countries .................................................................................................................................. 52 International Business to Business (B2B) platforms ................................................................................................ 52 OVERVIEW OF TRADE TO THE USA ....................................................................................................................... 52 Review of LEMIS data ................................................................................................................................................ 52 Online Detection ......................................................................................................................................................... 56 Conversion Rates ......................................................................................................................................................... 57 GAPS IN ANALYSIS/INVESTIGATIONS ................................................................................................................... 60 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................................... 61 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 62 General recommendations ......................................................................................................................................... 62 TRAFFIC/WWF Nautilus Trade Investigation 4 Additional recommendations for source countries ................................................................................................... 63 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................................. 65 APPENDIX 1: Nautilus survey questionnaire ............................................................................................................. 67 APPENDIX 2: Indonesia Regulation on Nautilus pompilius (in English and Indonesian) ..................................... 68 APPENDIX 3: Nautilus products available online through Yahoo in Taiwan ..........................................................