May 20, 2021
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The Cook Islands National Environmental Services have reminded the public once again of the restrictions surrounding the removal of pa’ua (giant clam meat and shells) from the reef and taking the shellfish out of the country. Pa’ua are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which is not a law but an international convention regulating the trade and movement of endangered and sensitive species.
