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Galapagos Marine Reserve Threatened by Hunger for Shark’s Fin
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Galapagos Marine Reserve Threatened by Hunger for Shark’s Fin

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Nov 07, 2015
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On July 19, 2011, officers from the Galapagos National Park Service and the Ecuadorian Navy stopped the Fer Mary I, a long line fishing vessel out of the bustling Ecuadorian port of Manta as it sailed within the Galapagos Marine Reserve, the pristine chain of islands 1,000 km off the coast of Ecuador.

They found more than just the crew on board; they als…

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