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669 days ago

357 dead sharks found on board illegal fishing vessel - photo courtesy of the Galapagos National Park

Galapagos Travel: Illegal Fishing Vessel Caught in the Galapagos

Earlier this week the Galapagos National Park and the Ecuadorian Navy seized a boat that was illegally fishing in Galapagos Islands marine reserve — the boat was longline fishing in the protected waters for sharks and swordfish. Sadly, 357 dead sharks were found on board the boat. The species found were: 286 bigeye thresher, 22 blue sharks, 40 Galapagos sharks, 6 hammerhead sharks, 2 tiger sharks, and 1 mako shark. [...]

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