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Wetpixel Live: Shark Conservation and UW Image-Makers Photo

Wetpixel Live: Shark Conservation and UW Image-Makers

Reacting to a recent post and multiple online and physical campaigns about an apparent overturn of the current shark fishing ban in the Maldives, Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon sets out the story behind this controversy. It now seems that the comments that provoked the campaign were taken somewhat out of context and the Maldives Majlis remains committed to the shark fishing ban and is in fact strengthening its enforcement of it.

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Colombia Announces Ban on Shark Fishing Photo

Colombia Announces Ban on Shark Fishing

Colombia’s President Iván Duque has announced that artisanal and commercial shark fishing within Colombia’s waters will be prohibited. In addition, he announced that those affected will be able to replace their income derived from shark fishing by receiving payments for “environmental services”.

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