All tiger range states and countries with consumer markets have banned domestic trade as well.
Countries adhering to the treaty, which include most of the world's nations, could decide to ban international trade in bluefins.
Japan had banned international trade for over two hundred years and isolated itself from the rest of the world.
American officials say no commitments were made not to ban trade in the future, although Iran might make such a claim.
Such a declaration would ban trade in elephant products: ivory, skin, meat and hair.
Indeed, all efforts should be made to ban trade in exotic pets and to protect their habitat in the wild.
Many other countries have banned international trade in pigs and pork products.
There has been little controversy in the decision to ban trade in Asian elephant ivory.
Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.
Now we see that states are banning trade in meat amongst each other.