Non-detriment finding for sperm whale

Export of 10 pre-Convention sperm whale teeth (Physeter macrocephalus) from Norway to Fiji and 10 to USA will not be detrimental to the survival of the species.

Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM).

The assessment was commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway.

VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares non-detriment finding (NDF) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.