Criteria met: Sharp increase
Principal trade term: skins
Principal source: wild
Top importer: Turkey
Top Trading Partner: United States
CITES Appendix: II
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Imports of Lontra canadensis skins reported by candidate countries, all purposes, 2003-2011 (no imports were reported in 2002; all imports were wild-sourced and reported by Turkey).
In 2011, Turkey reported the import of 1491 skins and 1102 skin pieces, all of which were wild-sourced and imported directly from the United States for commercial purposes. Imports of wild-sourced skins doubled between 2010 and 2011, reaching their highest level over the period 2002-2011. No trade in L. canadensis to other candidate countries was reported by either candidate countries or exporters in 2011. The SRG formed a positive opinion for wild specimens from all countries on 02/09/1997; the positive opinion for the United States was confirmed on 07/12/2012.