In response to the public outcry that followed the online posting of a gruesome shark finning video last week, the Curacao ministry of Health, Environment, and Nature (GMN) announced that they will bring forward their Ocean Policy Plan. The plan, which was agreed last year, but not yet implemented, includes 10 specific targets for the […] Lees verder
Amsterdam, October 20, 2018 – A video showing a group of men heavily mutilating and finning a live shark was posted on Facebook today. The recording was allegedly made in the waters of Curacao, and shows a group of 5 men, who have apparently caught a shark on a fishing line, repeatedly stabbing it in […] Lees verder
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten and Government Commissioner of St. Eustatius Mike Franco signed a declaration on Thursday, September 20, pertaining to Statia joining the Yarari Marine Mammal and Shark Sanctuary. The waters of Statia are now part of the eleventh marine mammal and shark reserve in the world. The name […] Lees verder
