Researchers Tracking Pelagic Thresher Sharks Lose Signal from Two Tagged Specimens 30 July 2020 A confidential source in the Galápagos Islands has reported that two sharks marked with research tracking monitors have recently gone missing. This source studies fisheries in the Galápagos Islands and has chosen to remain anonymous. Of the four pelagic thresher sharks … Continue reading Researchers Tracking Pelagic Thresher Sharks Lose Signal From Two Tagged Specimens
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Cómo Apoyar a las Islas Galápagos (Edición en Español)
Cómo Apoyar a las Islas Galápagos Sabemos que muchos de ustedes se están preguntando cómo ayudar y hacia dónde dirigir su apoyo. Elaboramos una lista de organizaciones (sin ningún orden en particular) que: Tienen su sede local en el archipiélago oBrindar apoyo directo y continuo a las poblaciones locales y los desafíos que enfrentan. Organizaciones … Continue reading Cómo Apoyar a las Islas Galápagos (Edición en Español)
Todas Las Semanas Son La Semana del Tiburón en Las Islas Galápagos
Todas Las Semanas Son La Semana del Tiburón en Las Islas Galápagos ¿Sabías que las Islas Galápagos son el lugar con más tiburones del mundo? En los censos submarinos de 2013 y 2014, la Fundación Charles Darwin encontró que Darwin y Wolf (DW), las dos islas más al norte de la Reserva Marina Galápagos, albergan … Continue reading Todas Las Semanas Son La Semana del Tiburón en Las Islas Galápagos
Chinese Boats Fishing Near Ecuador Are Emitting “False Coordinates”
Several Chinese boats, which are part of the foreign fleet that fish near Ecuador, would be emitting "false coordinates"; appear in New Zealand Key points: The Ecuadorian Armada and Equavisa confirm the foreign fleet fishing near Ecuadorian waters has increased from 260 to 340 boatsNew Zealand media has reported that 6 vessels within the fleet … Continue reading Chinese Boats Fishing Near Ecuador Are Emitting “False Coordinates”
UNESCO World Heritage Centre Issues Statement (English and Spanish)
Concern about fishing vessels in the surroundings of the Galápagos Islands Friday, 7 August 2020 The World Heritage Centre and the advisory body for natural World Heritage, IUCN, are following with concern the situation in the immediate surroundings of the Galápagos Islands, where the massive presence of industrial fishing vessels from diverse nationalities has been … Continue reading UNESCO World Heritage Centre Issues Statement (English and Spanish)
China Agrees To Ecuador Monitoring Chinese Fishing Vessels
China Bans its Fishing Vessels From Fishing Near the Galápagos Islands August 06, 2020 07:46 China announced on August 6, 2020 that it "decided to ban deep-sea fishing west of the Galápagos reserve from September to November" this year. Photo: REUTERS. China announced this Thursday, August 6, 2020, a fishing ban on its boats in … Continue reading China Agrees To Ecuador Monitoring Chinese Fishing Vessels
Chinese Fleet Raises Fears For Galápagos Sea Life
A vast fishing armada off Ecuador’s biodiverse Pacific islands has stirred alarm over ‘indiscriminate’ fishing practices 'They just pull up everything!' Chinese fleet raises fears for Galápagos sea life A vast fishing armada off Ecuador’s biodiverse Pacific islands has stirred alarm over ‘indiscriminate’ fishing practices Jonathan Green had been tracking a whale shark named Hope … Continue reading Chinese Fleet Raises Fears For Galápagos Sea Life
China Agrees To Ecuador Monitoring Chinese Fishing Vessels
China Agrees to Ecuador Monitoring Chinese Fishing Vessels on the High Seas 5 August 2020 – 09:59 Among the preliminary agreements with China are that the Asian country accepts that Ecuador supervises Chinese fishing boats that are on the high seas and announces that it will severely punish and with a policy of "zero tolerance" … Continue reading China Agrees To Ecuador Monitoring Chinese Fishing Vessels
China Accepts Negotiation With Ecuador For Fishing Fleet
China Accepts Direct Negotiation with Ecuador for Fishing Fleet 5 August 2020 A few minutes ago, Foreign Minister Luis Gallegos said that, in the early hours of the morning, China accepted a direct negotiation with Ecuador on the issue of fishing near the Galapagos Exclusive Zone (EEZ). Here the agreed points: * China has ensured … Continue reading China Accepts Negotiation With Ecuador For Fishing Fleet
Extension of Continental Shelf Will Not Protect Marine Life
The extension of the continental shelf will cover the resources of the soil and marine subsoil, not those of the waters If Ecuador achieves the approval of the extension of the continental shelf from 200 miles to 350 miles in the sea, it would be able to protect the resources of the soil and marine … Continue reading Extension of Continental Shelf Will Not Protect Marine Life
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