Criteria met: High volume
Principal trade term: skins
Percentage of global trade: <1%
Principal source: wild
Top importer: Turkey
Top Trading Partner: Namibia, Norway
CITES Appendix: II
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Imports of wild-sourced Arctocephalus pusillus skins reported by Turkey, all purposes, 2002-2010 (no imports were reported in 2001).
In 2010, Turkey reported the import of 19,848 wild-sourced skins for commercial purposes, all of which originated in Namibia. The SRG formed a positive opinion for Namibia on 27/03/2007.
Imports of wild-sourced skins reported by Turkey peaked in 2009, subsequently decreasing by 53% in 2010.
No trade in A. pusillus to other candidate countries was reported by either candidate countries or exporters in 2010.