Their latest addition to their growing collection is the new Marine Bivalve Shells identification swatch. Jim Hurley - Nature Trail . Sat 20 Jun 2020 at 01:00.

The 97,000-kg seashell seizures during 2009-2019 indicate the ongoing illicit trade in the country. The new tools will come in handy for enforcement agencies who face two-fold challenges in ...

The second challenge is related to correct identification of species encountered in the illegal wildlife trade. TRAFFIC’s ongoing analysis of seashell seizures for the period of 2009-2019 found that ...

NGO TRAFFIC and WWF-India have developed new identification (ID) tools to help authorities identify marine mollusc species accurately, in order to strengthen enforcement action against traffickers.