"It points to the whole broken system," notes Robert Martin of the Pew Environment Group.

“它直接指向了现在整个不完善系统的弊病。”环境组织的首席罗伯特·马丁说道。

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Activists with pew environment Group say countries should use the measures even before the treaty takes effect.

皮尤环境集团的活动家说各国即使在该条约生效之前都应该采取这些措施。

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“I think the Japanese are against any further inclusions of marine species into CITES, ” observed Sue Lieberman of the Pew Environment Group.

“我认为日本抵制任何在CITES中包含更多海洋物种的努力。” 皮尤环境团体的Sue Liebeman观察说。

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Dr Susan Lieberman from Pew Environment Group said it was a big day for the convention.

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As with the Marshall Islands' declaration, the Cook Islands' effort was with the help of the Pew Environment Group, which advocates island nations' involvement because of the vast scope of their territorial waters.

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Matt Rand, director of Global Shark Conservation for the Pew Environment Group said that this was the latest of a number of studies "confirming the importance of preserving the parts of the ocean where sharks breed and raise their pups".

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