Ecuador detains Chinese boat with endangered sharks

[Judi Lynn]

39 minutes ago


Authorities in Ecuador have detained the crew of a Chinese fishing boat suspected to have caught endangered sharks in the Galapagos Islands.

The Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 was found Sunday in the archipelago, which is a marine reserve, carrying 300 tonnes of fish.

Most of the catch was sharks, including protected species such as hammerheads.

About 20 crew members face up to three years in prison if found guilty of trafficking protected species.

More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40944886

[Duppers]

1. I hope they are fined and imprisoned

for a long time.



And

What country pays for ivory, thereby causing thousands of elephants deaths? Rhino horns?


Extinction By Traditional Chinese Medicine
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/08/08/extinction-by-traditional-chinese-medicine-an-environmental-disaster/

China's Wealthy Are Banking on Extinction
http://www.takepart.com/feature/2015/03/24/china-endangered-species-banking-extinction-poaching-elephants-tigers-rhinos/


No other country shows such crushing disregard for animal life, although Japan and Korea are ranking up there.

Chief Seattle -
"Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."

[Judi Lynn]

2. ECUADOR: 300 TONS OF MARINE ANIMAL REMAINS FOUND ON SHIP

Aug 16, 4:23 PM EDT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Authorities in Ecuador have detained 20 Chinese crewmembers on a ship found near the Galapagos holding 300 tons of frozen marine animals - some from species in danger of extinction.

Ecuador's navy stopped the ship Sunday near San Cristobal, the easternmost island of the Galapagos archipelago treasured for its unique animal species.

Environment Minister Tarsicio Granizo says a large portion of the animal parts found aboard the ship consisted of frozen shark fins. Endangered hammerhead shark remains were also discovered. Shark fin soup is a Chinese delicacy.

The Galapagos Marine Reserve is among the world's largest and designed to protect the region's substantial number of sharks and other marine life.

More:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_ECUADOR_GALAPAGOS_CHINESE_SHIP?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-08-16-16-23-52