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Poached Sharks Confiscated at World Heritage Site - Cocos island
On Monday, March 20th, 2017 Cocos Island park guards were made a gruesome discovery. They boarded the Jose Pablo II, maritime number PQ93, a fishing vessel that had not been granted permission to enter the waters of this World Heritage Site. Fifty-eight poached sharks were discovered on the boat and an additional thirty-eight were on an active long line. A total of 96 illegally fished sharks were taken into evidence.
This was one of the largest one of the largest apprehensions in the history of Cocos Island. The four crew members are being detained in the port town of Puntarenas during the ongoing investigation. Sea Save Foundation leaders have worked to help protect Cocos Island for over twenty years. Confiscated species are protected under CITES decision to protect Silky and Hammerhead sharks.
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On Monday, March 20th, 2017 Cocos Island park guards were made a gruesome discovery. They boarded the Jose Pablo II, maritime number PQ93, a fishing vessel that had not been granted permission to enter the waters of this World Heritage Site. Fifty-eight poached sharks were discovered on the boat and an additional thirty-eight were on an active long line. A total of 96 illegally fished sharks were taken into evidence.
This was one of the largest one of the largest apprehensions in the history of Cocos Island. The four crew members are being detained in the port town of Puntarenas during the ongoing investigation. Sea Save Foundation leaders have worked to help protect Cocos Island for over twenty years. Confiscated species are protected under CITES decision to protect Silky and Hammerhead sharks.
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