Nemo, the whale shark that returned to Galapagos after 80 days Saturday, November 7, 2020 - 19:46By: EFE A female whale shark tagged on August 14 on Darwin Island, by the team of researchers from the Galapagos Whale Shark project and the Galapagos National Park Directorate, returned to that island 80 days after being registered. … Continue reading Nemo, the whale shark that returned to Galapagos after 80 days
Latin American and US ships participate in military exercises in Ecuador Manta is the venue for the 61st edition of these maneuvers that seek, among other issues, to improve security cooperation. By Néstor Aguilera06 November 2020 10:45 AM The city of Manta, in Ecuador, is the headquarters of this multinational maritime exercise Unitas. Photo: United … Continue reading Latin American and US ships participate in military exercises in Ecuador
South American states join forces against Chinese fishing threat News Desk Agence France-PresseSantiago, Chile / Thu, November 5, 2020 / 07:24 am A Galapagos brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) is seen in Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, 1000 km off the coast of Ecuador, on Feb.13, 2019. (AFP/Rodrigo … Continue reading South American states join forces against Chinese fishing threat
Fishing fleet: Commission concludes lack of government action and that the expansion of the GMR would bring negative consequences for the Ecuadorian tuna fleet November 5, 2020 - 11:20 am Virtual session of the Commission on International Relations, Sovereignty and Security. Courtesy Quito -Three months after the Plenary of the Assembly condemned foreign fishing near … Continue reading Fishing fleet: Commission concludes lack of government action and that the expansion of the GMR would bring negative consequences for the Ecuadorian tuna fleet
'Prevent, discourage, confront': South American states tackle Chinese fishing boats Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru join forces over fleets’ Pacific territory intrusions Chile’s Commander Rodrigo Lepe shows a ship from a large fleet of Chinese fishing vessels fishing along the Pacific coast of South America. Photograph: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters Agence France-PresseWed 4 Nov 2020 18.31 EST Four South … Continue reading ‘Prevent, discourage, confront’: South American states tackle Chinese fishing boats
Foreign Ministers of Four Pacific Coast Countries Make Joint Declaration on High Seas Fishing November 4, 2020 - 10:44 am Najas Palace, seat of the Ecuadorian Chancellery, in Quito. Irina Jaramillo Quito - A five-point statement was issued Tuesday, November 3, by the foreign ministers of Ecuador, Colombia, Chile and Peru regarding the fishing of … Continue reading Foreign Ministers of Four Pacific Coast Countries Make Joint Declaration on High Seas Fishing
The Adventures of Coco the Whale Shark | Graphic Story by Mongabay Latam on 3 November 2020 Scientists from the Galapagos Whale Shark project, from the Science Center of the University of San Francisco in Quito, installed a GPS on the dorsal fin of a female Galapagos whale shark to find out what is the … Continue reading Graphic Story: The Adventures of Coco the Whale Shark
China’s Crackdown on Illegal Fishing Rings Hollow The government is finally taking action at home. But its fishing fleets are still plundering waters around the world. By Adam MinterNovember 2, 2020, 5:00 PM CST Trawling for trouble. Photographer: STR/AFP/Getty Decades ago, the mighty Yangtze River supplied 60% of China’s freshwater fish. Today, after years of development, pollution and overfishing, … Continue reading China’s Crackdown on Illegal Fishing Rings Hollow
Peru increases controls on the foreign fleet that uses its ports By Michelle Carrere2 November 2020 Main image: Boats that catch cuttlefish fish at night. Photo: Simon Ager / Sea Shepherd. According to an analysis by Global Fishing Watch, some Chinese vessels have stopped transmitting their satellite position when they are at the limits of the Peruvian sea.As … Continue reading Peru increases controls on the foreign fleet that uses its ports
Chinese Continue Rampant Fish Poaching in Latin American Waters View of the Chinese-flagged ship confiscated by the Ecuadorean Navy in the waters of the Galapagos marine reserve, on August 25, 2017. The Ecuadorian Navy reported on August 14, 2017, that a Chinese-flagged vessel had been seized in the Galapagos Marine Reserve carrying some 300 tons … Continue reading Archive (2018): Chinese Continue Rampant Fish Poaching in Latin American Waters
