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The Aquarium Trade Deserves More Scrutiny

Erica Lyman, Clinical Professor and Director of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment, calls for greater international oversight of the aquarium trade.

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15 Years of Advancing Legal Progress for Animals

This year commemorates the 15-year anniversary of the Center for Animal Law Studies’ founding. In honor of this milestone, we reflect on the remarkable growth of animal law education since CALS opened its doors in 2008 and some of our key achievements.

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Unregulated fishing explodes, spells doom for jumbo flying squids in the absence of real change

In honor of World Oceans Day, our Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment (GLA) dives into the perils facing the highly intelligent jumbo flying squid and their importance to marine ecosystems.

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Panama Gives Rights to Sea Turtles

A new law in Panama recognizes the rights of sea turtles. In our latest blog, our team at the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment breaks down its potential impact.

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The Third Annual World Aquatic Animal Day Receives a Seal of Approval

On April 3, our Animal Law Clinic and Aquatic Animal Law Initiative hosted the third annual World Aquatic Animal Day. In this blog, Animal Law LLM Candidate, Courtney McVean, provides an overview of the event.
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Rethinking Sustainability for World Aquatic Animal Day

Join us for the Third Annual World Aquatic Animal Day on April 3, 2022, where leading legal and scientific advocates will present panels on rethinking sustainability. In this blog, learn more about this year’s theme—Disentangling the Sustainability Myth in Fishing and Aquaculture.
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The Myth of Sustainability in Fisheries and Aquaculture

In this blog, Animal Law LLM Candidate, Courtney McVean, pushes the idea that there is anything sustainable when it comes to fisheries and aquaculture.