Shark Finning In Palau, The Slaughter Continues
August 26, 2007 @ 09:49 AM (EST)
Source: Alliancediving.com
This blog post is from the Alliance Diving Blog, via Dermot Keane, GM of Samus Tours and Founder of the Palau Shark Sanctuary, Palau Micronesia...
Just last week around August 15, yet another Taiwanese fishing vessel, F/V Sheng Yi Hsing, was arrested in Palau for having illegally taken sharks on board. The vessel was arrested following a coordinated enforcement operation conducted by the Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Australia and the United States Navy. The illegal catch consisted of approximately 94 shark carcasses, 10 shark heads and around 650 shark fins...
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