AFP
"BOGOTA (AFP) - When Colombian naval officials seized two tonnes of shark fins in a boat off the Pacific coast last week, they threw a spotlight on a huge black market serving hungry Asian markets which is blamed for pushing some species toward extinction" AFP
As shark populations dwindle around the globe, no place is safe from pirate finning boats. This article discusses how in recent years, sharks are being illegally extracted at an astonishing rate in Columbian waters. Even the the sanctuary of Malpelo has not been spared.
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