On January 9, 2017, supported by NRDC and WildAid, Bureau of Fisheries of Ministry of Agriculture (BOF), Market Management Department of State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), and Chinese CITES Management Authority (CNMA), hosted a launch ceremony for new actions to combat the illegal sales of fish maw from protected species, the Chinese Bahaba  and the Totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi). This ceremony will kick off the intensive enforcement action on illegal fish maw along with increased public awareness and education in Guangdong Province. Information and posters to protect totoaba and bahaba will be distributed in local dried seafood markets. 

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