Colombian Navy Trains Its Sights On Shark Hunters
January 2, 2007 @ 08:31 AM (EST)
Source: Ftd.de
Anti-drugs taskforce is fighting a new war against the irregular and growing trade in fins. A single bowl of some varieties of shark fin soup can sell for over $150 in top Chinese restaurants.
Eighty-three nautical miles from the Colombian port of Buenaventura, Navy Captain Luis Rodrguez and his crew have spotted the Jose Rodolfo, a rickety fishing boat adrift on the Pacific Ocean...
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